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14:43Now PlayingEvidence Suggests Human Construction 800,000 Years Ago. If true, this completely re-writes the story of human history and civilization...
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Early humans were apparently nomads — roaming the land, hunting and gathering. Civilization, we’re told, didn’t begin until only 5,000 years ago.Permanent settlements? Not earlier than 10,000 years ago. And real intelligence — language, culture, abstract thinking — supposedly didn’t appear until just 50,000 years ago, during the so-called 'Cognitive Revolution.'
But what if that story is wrong?
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One archaeological site in particular shatters the traditional timeline: Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, in modern-day Israel. Dated to nearly 800,000 years ago and linked to Homo heidelbergensis, this site isn’t just a scattering of ancient tools. No, It shows signs of repeated human occupation — and not for days or weeks, but across multiple layers spanning millennia. This wasn’t a quick stop-off. It was almost certainly a permanent settlement...
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