I've been thinking a lot about this and I believe you're correct. Agriculture appeared in the Near East around 12k years ago, and civilization only around 6k ye

I've been thinking a lot about this and I believe you're correct. Agriculture appeared in the Near East around 12k years ago, and civilization only around 6k years ago (if we date it by the Uruk period). If agriculture made cities possible, why did people live in tiny villages for another 6k years after discovering it?