BC / ADBCE / CE

c. 9500 BCE–c. 9000 BCE

Göbekli Tepe: seasonal aggregation of dispersed population

Población, migración y ciudades · Agregación estacional · Monumentalidad · Cazadores-recolectores

Göbekli Tepe’s monumental enclosures required temporarily coordinating more people than an isolated resident band could sustain. This entry records periodic gathering of dispersed groups, distinct from both permanent settlement and a nomadic band; it does not infer a precise attendance figure.

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