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mikhailfranco 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: China's ancient water pipe networks show no eviden...

A single example is difficult to evaluate, especially when the only context is a walled village, house plans and burials - no written records.

However, if you are intrigued by this, read:

The Dawn of Everything

Graeber & Wengrow

AndrewKemendo 8 months ago | [–]

I cant recommend this book enough and it should be mandatory reading in colleges

Great recommendation

yboris 8 months ago | | [–]

I came to recommend the same book! It's one of my favorite books of my life now - I think more people need to read this.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374157357/thedawnofeveryt... or https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Everything-New-History-Humanity/...

wahnfrieden 8 months ago | [–]

Mind-bendingly powerful work.

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