The site of Göbekli Tepe (c. 9000 BC) in eastern Turkey should not be characterized as a city but as a permanently settled site where people aggregated periodically to coordinate large-scale activities, suggesting social organization more complex than typical contemporary settlements.
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David WengrowEvidence Quote
“I wouldn't personally characterize quebeco Tepe as a city I think we're dealing with a a site which is clearly uh permanently settled but where you have periods when people are coming together and aggregating and coordinating their activities in very large numbers”
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Everything We Think We Know About Early Human History is Wrong | David Wengrow on Downstream— Novara MediaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:30:32 PM
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