"Science" of an Archeological theory changes again.
For decades, the standard explanation of how we went from our prehistoric society to our modern one was with the development of agriculture. Once we started figuring out how to farm, we no longer needed to move with migrating herds of animals. We could build permanent homes and villages and we could turn our attention to things like writing and culture.
Discoveries of stone tools and animal bones at Gobekli Tepe suggest that we have that all completely backwards.
At the heart of Gobekli Tepe are a series of carved stone megaliths dated to around 11,000 years ago. The stones were carved and installed while the civilization was still relying on its hunting and gathering ways. It was only about 500 years later that they established a nearby village where they domesticated sheep, pigs, and cattle and started to farm the world’s oldest strains of wheat.
The need to build a massive complex, carve sacred images into stone, and to create a sociological center forced mankind to develop farming and herding as a way to feed the builders and stoneworkers. Farming provided the fuel necessary to allow our prehistoric ancestors to make their vision a reality.
This still assumes a fair amount. It's fine to debate it, but when we've been told for decades now that "civilization rose BECAUSE..." and ONLY NOW can we acceptable challenge that ASSERTION then there's a problem.
If they just say that it seems that this or that MIGHT be the case GREAT. But to not allow the discussion and questions to allowed on the table because it's the mainstream MADE UP STORY of what MIGHT have happened at the moment is not good science. it's dogma.
the same goes even MORESO for practically ALL evolutionary explanations.
they are MADE UP to fit the current theory.
When scientist say, "...XYZ developed THIS or THAT trait because..." it's always a guess... at best and thin inference... not something based on evidence, or scientific observation or experiment. But just based assumed relationships and creating or picking the best of all thinly plausible options.
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