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TheNightIsLost t1_ixpnwjx wrote

Reply to comment by marketrent in Ancient Ukrainian “megasites” may have been the world’s first cities, challenging long-held views on the beginnings of urbanism by marketrent

What about Gobekli Tope?

Also, that region, Fertile Crescent and Eurasia, seems to be the birthplace of our entire modern civilization.

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LSF604 t1_ixtf8wv wrote

Abandoned for thousands of years by that point.

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Baneken t1_iy5ujm4 wrote

And apparently Göbekli Tepe wasn't permanently settled but rather a gathering spot for annual meets and religious festivals for local semi-pastoral communities.

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