Gobekli Tepe Changed our Understanding of the Agricultural Revolution
<p>South Africa is considered the <em>cradle of humankind</em>, thanks in no small part to ancient hominin remains that date back to <a href="https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/cradle-humankind" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">over 3 million years ago</a>. From there, at least 70,000 years ago, our ancestors migrated out of Africa to populate the rest of the globe. Over the 60,000 years that followed, humans developed the capacity for language and began constructing makeshift settlements while maintaining a largely nomadic lifestyle. We know that ancient humans started farming on a larger scale around 10,000 years ago and the conventional understanding is that organized society and religion developed soon after as a result of our new agricultural lifestyle. But in 1994, a groundbreaking discovery in Turkey made by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt threw a wrench into this long-standing theory.</p>
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