How Much Should We Care About Ancient Civilization?
Entertaining the Ancient Past
How old is civilization and how much should it matter?
These are some of the questions I found myself asking while reading Samo Burja’s new piece, “Civilization is Older Than we Thought.” He writes:
We underestimate both the social and material technologies needed for ancient life. When we find remains of beavers, we assume they built beaver dams, even i…
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