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How Expanded Opportunities Drove Europe's First Mega-Settlements

How Expanded Opportunities Drove Europe's First Mega-Settlements

Exploring Human Development Through Ancient Lenses

Dec 02, 2024
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What made Europe’s first mega-settlements flourish nearly 6,000 years ago? A new study suggests it wasn’t just climate change or population pressure driving innovation but the allure of expanded opportunities and social equality. Researchers from the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence at Kiel University have introduced a groundbreaking way1 to apply modern phil…

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