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ck2today at 2:15 PM2 repliesview on HN

I thought bird poop was the commonly accepted explanation

7000 years ago is the edge of recorded human civilization

(well 8000 years, I remember this because it's also the edge of a gamma ray burst in light years that could destroy all life on earth after traveling all that time)


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masklinntoday at 2:35 PM

> 7000 years ago is the edge of recorded human civilization (well 8000 years

The earliest pre-pottery Neolithic complexes are nearly 4000 years older than that.

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sejjetoday at 2:25 PM

It doesn't matter if it's recorded. This is inferred, not written down.

Hunter-gatherers aren't known for their civilizations.

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