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2. You look at places like Gobekli Tepe in Turkey.

I’m sure they didn’t go from hunter gatherer straight to building that or the other sites around it. There are about 6 other sites in the area archeologists are looking at. As far as I know they haven’t found simple standing stones in the area yet. Going from nothing to carved stones seems unlikely. Especially the size of the stones. Normal progression other places are smaller stones or wood going to larger ones. So there’s a lot missing from our understanding of early people in the area.

I’ve heard it described as the beginnings of village life. But there had to have been a smaller settlements long before. They’re also not sure if Gobekli Tepe had cultivated grain or if it was just wild.