Archaeologists have concluded that religion is the main impetus for city building. [Spirituality & Religion]

What do you think of that?

The concept goes like this: A main site for venerating the mother goddess sprang up first. It then became the center for commodities trade such as grain and obsidian. Ongoing trade spurred settlement and domestication of animals.

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LadyGrace

Mother Goddess? They had all kinds of goddesses they worshipped back then. I'd like to see them prove that the main site was used specifically for venerating the mother goddess. They weren't there, obviously, to make that conclusion.

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

The fact that archaeologists have reached a consensus on anything is harder to believe than the existence of a mother goddess

Allelse · 36-40, M

@TinyViolins HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Exactly, you cant get those knuckleheads to agree on anything, not to mention, they find the tiniest piece of crap and declare it a religious item of great worship!!! When most of what archeology is, us the crap that's left behind, bar those societies that liked to bury important stuff in tombs.

Bagalamaga · 56-60, M

Im with club Hancock. We were more advanced 12 000 years ago than we were 2000 years ago. He has very plausible ideas about how hunter gatherers became settlers

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Bagalamaga · 56-60, M

@Nika2002 they built pretty sophisticated stuff 12 000 years ago. Knew astronomy. Did farming. According to him,mainstream is wrong and carbon dating is on his side. Half agrees with him,the other half wants to declare him as a lunatic. I think he has a point. Read up on his work a bit if you’re interested in the topic

TexasOutlawTrey · M

@Nika2002 I wish we could chat more.

LadyGrace

@Nika2002 Pottery first came about when people used clay to make pottery around 6000 B.C. at the beginning of the Neolithic period.

Nika2002 · 22-25, F

I guess I didn't do a very good job of explaining how they concluded this.

The oldest ruins are all in the fertile crescent running east from Jericho. The oldest of them are consistently large towers that took years to build yet serve no fortification purpose. Archaeologists can thus conclude that they were used for religious purpose, and small statues of the mother goddess are indeed found in their vicinity.

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Nika2002 · 22-25, F

@Allelse You're talking fairly recent history. I'm talking 12,000 years ago: a first transition from nomad to true city dweller. And this post isn't about an opportunity to call humans idiots.

Allelse · 36-40, M

@Nika2002 Well they are idiots, just look at the holocaust. You don't put up walls for no reason, not when there's a bunch of pissy, stupid piratical humans roaming around outside who want to steal all your shit.

LadyGrace

@Nika2002 Yes. The Wall of Jericho is the oldest city wall uncovered by archaeologists in the world. The wall was built around 8000 BCE either for defense or protection against floods. The ruins are located at the Tell es-Sultan archaeological mound in the city of Jericho.

DiegoWolfe · 36-40

GO MOTHER GODDESS!!!!!!!!

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

[quote] A main site for venerating the mother goddess sprang up first[/quote]

a.k.a a brothel 🤔

Allelse · 36-40, M

@ThePerfectUsername Yeah the Sumerians had a religious cult to do with prostitutes too.

Allelse · 36-40, M

Which glorified garbage man said that?

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MethDozer · M

Just when I thought I couldn't hate religion any more.

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