Well, according to some of the latest research coming out of the archaeology
from the Middle East, the number is being pushed back. There are sites from
Turkey, which have been overlooked for years, that are just now being dated.
It seems like the "civilized" cultures who lived in Turkey may have actually
predated the Sumerians.
But of course, this is all very tentative preliminary stuff. The jury will
really be out for years.
Peter Horton
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From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: The Space Station
> >6000 to 8000 years? During the last ice age there were huge sections of
the
>
> Around 5000 years. The first identifiable Civilizations (namely Sumer and
> Egypt) began to form around 3000BC. Note that the term "Civilization" has
a
> specific definition here, and there are significant differences between a
> Civilization and a Culture.
>
> Damon.
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