Karahantepe: 12,000-year-old site revolutionizes understanding of early civilizations

The Karahantepe archaeological site reveals that an organized society existed 12,000 years ago, long before the emergence of the first cities.

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This discovery forces researchers to reconsider the chronology and origins of organized human civilization.

The site challenges the classical model of social evolution and urban organization forms.

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