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Downstream: Everything We Think We Know About Human History Is Wrong w/ David Wengrow

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Homo sapiens and archaic humans in urban environments

This chapter explores the possibility of Homo sapiens coexisting with archaic humans in permanent settlements and challenges the idea of a single ancestral savanna environment as the origin of humans. It references sites like Gobekli Tepe and megalithic sites in Malta. The chapter also discusses the concept of pseudo archaeology and its increasing popularity, highlighting its differences from traditional archaeology.

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