Cultures around the world have been building temples and tombs and cities for thousands of years; most people think of Europe, but there’s also the Americas, parts of Africa, parts of Asia. Everyone can name some famous historical buildings or ruins from multiple countries.
Why is it then that other people didn’t? I’ve never heard of or seen anything really permanent built by the Australian Aboriginals for instance – arguably the oldest culture on earth – and I’m Australian!
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I’m sure a lot of people built mega structures but you got to remember we are only seeing the ones that survived. Land development, looting and vandalism were probably the downfall of many ancient structures. Not to mention the ones destroyed by natural causes. What we see now is the most durable and lucky ones.
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