> Organized human civilizations go back 2000-3000 years More like 10,000 at least [0] Australian Aborigines are at 50,000 or so, depending on your definition

> Organized human civilizations go back 2000-3000 years More like 10,000 at least [0] Australian Aborigines are at 50,000 or so, depending on your definition of "organised". And, inferring from the article, I kinda like the idea that advanced civilisation fade back into nature. Modern humanity is about 100,000 years old. Is that long enough for a civilisation to rise, peak, and fade back into nature? It's a fantasy trope, obviously, but it's cool to think about again with this angle. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_inhabited_cities#Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_continuously_in... shows a city from 6000BC, so 8000 years ago. I'm not sure that a city is required for an organised civilisation, but an organised civilisation is definitely required for a city.