| City older than Mohenjodaro unearthed - The Times of India : Indian scientists have made an archaeological find dating back to 7500 BC suggesting the world's oldest cities came up about 4,000 years earlier than is currently believed Also Indian civilisation '9,000 years old' at the BBC and also a Radio article. This is all being discussed on Metafilter. The significance is that this goes back into the ice age and it appears that the city may have been swamped when the ice melted. Perhaps another source of the Great Flood myth? This city is 5*2 miles which is a substantial size that would have taken many years and perhaps centuries to develop. This has major implications for our views on the development of civilization and pre-history. |
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