A counter argument on Gobekli Tepe (which dates to 9600 BC) to the thesis of David Graeber is: “Over time, Schmidt believes, the need to acquire sufficient foo

A counter argument on Gobekli Tepe (which dates to 9600 BC) to the thesis of David Graeber is: “Over time, Schmidt believes, the need to acquire sufficient food for those who worked and gathered for ceremonies at Göbekli Tepe may have led to the intensive cultivation of wild cereals and the creation of some of the first domestic strains. Indeed, scientists now believe that one center of agriculture arose in southern Turkey—well within trekking distance of Göbekli Tepe—at exactly the time the temple was at its height.” From: https://thisviewoflife.com/blog/complex-societies-before-agriculture-gobekli-tepe/ https://thisviewoflife.com/blog/complex-societies-before-agr... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe -- They have recently found even older settlements like Boncuklu Tarla that even had a sewer system that was over 11,800 years old: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-settlement-in-se-turkey/1638247 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archaeologists-unearth-anci... https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-temple-found-in-mardin-148145 https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-temple-found-in-ma... --- Meanwhile they seem to constantly find really old "city" settlements in Turkey today: https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahin_Tepe https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahin_Tepe