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If the history of our species so far has been represented as a single day, then civilization would begin in the last half hour. At least it is assuming that Homo sapiens About 300,000 years ago, civilization began 6000 years ago with the first cities of Mesopotamia. In this story, civilization is a seismic cultural change that translates to the beginning of agriculture, 5000 years earlier, and they are inevitably flows through the settlement, population extension and social stratification.
These days, we tell another story. To get started, we no longer see Mesopotamia as land zero for urbanization: Cities were springing in other placesIndia, China, Egypt and Central Europe, at the same time. Even more, we thought that agriculture was not a catalyst of civilization. Instead, it seems to have been a necessarily born invention, when the life of the hunter became an undeniable life, and there are many examples Groups who did not work on agriculture. This means that our ancestors worked the timeline that they had to move to life well for human history. It also requires us to question the definition of civilization.
It is obvious to start looking for answers in the southern Göbekli Teese. 1995. Archaeologists excavated since the year have found a set of circular enclosures, with giant stone columns. It has been for almost 12,000 years. These are the most popular megalithic monuments. The construction should cooperate between many staff, coordinate and …
