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Why are there no signs of civilization prior to about 6000 years ago if modern humans have been around for about 125,000 years?
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There is a numerous evidence of settlements prior to 6,000 BP, especially in the Middle East where civilizations were first presumed to have originated with the advance of agriculture. Here are just a few examples:
- Neve David (Israel) - 13 kya
- Gobekli Tepe (Turkey) - 11 Kya
- Abu Hureyra (Levant) - 11 kya
- Ain Ghazal (Jordan) - 7.5 kya
- Catalhoyuk (Turkey) - 7.5 kya
All of these were examples of early states. They were characterized as having centralized political institutions in which ruling elites exercised control over the population that may have numbered to several thousand individuals.
- Neve David (Israel) - 13 kya
- Gobekli Tepe (Turkey) - 11 Kya
- Abu Hureyra (Levant) - 11 kya
- Ain Ghazal (Jordan) - 7.5 kya
- Catalhoyuk (Turkey) - 7.5 kya
All of these were examples of early states. They were characterized as having centralized political institutions in which ruling elites exercised control over the population that may have numbered to several thousand individuals.
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