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Oldest construction in the world pre-dates all civilizations
- arkitaip 15y ago"First came the temple, then the city." Profound words. What I find interesting is that home sapiens sapiens has existed for atleast 200 000 years yet our oldest constructions aren't older than 12 000 years. Why did it take so long for us to start building? Our bodies didn't change much during this time so we had the capability. Also, why is it that we suddenly start seeing so much activity around 4000 BC [1]? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_the_world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in...
- kamakazizuru 15y agothat's an interesting observation... maybe it has to do with some sort of convergence or tipping point? pretty much like "why we didnt go into space until the mid 20th century" .... once technologies evolved and pieces of the puzzle came together - it happened!