Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
the Nile valley was home to the first civilizations which started to use writing systems a short time after the Sumerians.
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Oldest civilization?
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Otherright
Otherright
Well, maybe. That depends on if the Jaihu tortoise shell writings were proto-writing or intentional. That is 6600 BC. What's odd is the Chinese/Japanese kanji symbol for "Sun" appears as one of the symbols. Even I, speaking only elementary Japanese recognized it immediately when I saw a picture of it. The first kanji on there is tree, but is now the word origin in the modern language.
So, at best, western writing systems can be said to originate in the Nile region. Its obvious that there is no link in language and script that links the Indus to the Yellow River Civs. They emerged completely separate from one another.
I-Ching
Aspiring to Transcendence
According to Vedas human beings have been on this planet for millenia. This is confirmed by this book Hidden History of Human Race. This whole planet used to have one Vedic culture which existed on this planet for millions of years. All ancient knowledge such as architecture Vastu, astrology Jyotish, medicine Ayurveda can be found in the Vedas. We are now in Kali-Yuga the age of materialism and that why we have so much confusion and concocted ideas of history. More evidence is given in this book Proof of Vedic Cultures global existence.
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I'd be interested in your source.
javajo
Well-Known Member
Millions of years???
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
Sure, if one considers Oldowan a culture.
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Tellurian
Active Member
It depends on how you define "civilization". The oldest might be considered the 12,000 year old Natufian culture, which was a group that developed villages in the areas of Anatolia and the Levant before the Semitic people arrived.
Cradle of civilization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SCHIZO
Active Member
The oldest religions are the ones that deal with spirits. Like the spirits of animals or trees or mountains or rivers and stuff.