Samo Burja joins Wolf Tivy from Turkey to discuss why civilization is older than we thought. Samo’s research into ruins like Göbekli Tepe inspired him to ask just how ancient civilization could really be. Topics include why national politics can end up yielding archaeological progress, whether the Dunbar number is a false limit on human development, and why Samo is willing to bet on finding cities that predate the last Ice Age.

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