I really want to read this.

Timelines I think are definitely too conservative with organization and cooperation far older. If you are familiar with the work of Witzel and the work coming from folklore studies I think we can say that the first groups to leave Africa had a far more complex society than previously imagined. Symbolic codes, asterisms connected to collective myths and the ability to navigate which then changed dramatically after an apparent catastrophe and a reemergence around 40k BP.

The work happening at was is being called Tas Tepeler in Turkey is just astonishing with currently 12 major sites, from 9.6 to 7.5 k BCE, of what had to be a high state of social cooperation and complex thinking which then dispersed throughout the Mediterranean in multiple waves.

I do not have the citation with me but it is possible that they also originated the alphabet by the time of the 8.2kiloyear event dispersal.

More work needs to be done at Gobekli Tepe but it looks like they were also emerging from elsewhere, (perhaps just the coast) with some previously developed skills, after the combination of both the comet Enki impact and the Younger Dryas which followed. And with the multiple flooding events and probable solar flare activity these people had to deal with a lot.

Another area which seemed to have had early social development is both coasts of India where work is underway researching possible port sites(cities) dating as far back as 15k BCE based on how far under water they are. It’s a great time to be an archeologist.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 8:20 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi Folks,

If anyone has read or has opinions about the new book, The Dawn of Everything, I welcome that, either here or back channel. Here is a review from the Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/graeber-wengrow-dawn-of-everything-history-humanity/620177/

Best,
G

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