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Anthropology

cstanleytech

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2. I would say we have been in it for about 8000 years if not longer seeing as Uruk

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2019, 12:06 AM

Oct 2019

was the first known city and dates back about 6000 years so it stands to reason there may be others just prior to it that have yet to be discovered further back.

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"How Long have we been in the Anthropocene?" [View all] ellenrr Sep 2019 OP

We are a slow motion comet impact Moostache Sep 2019 #1

I would say we have been in it for about 8000 years if not longer seeing as Uruk cstanleytech Oct 2019 #2