A study published Tuesday revealed what archaeologists believe is one of the first settlements to belong to megalithic builders in Europe.
The study argued that a settlement identified in Charente, France, was built some 6,300-years ago in the Middle Neolithic period, and may have belonged to those responsible for Europe’s development into coordinated large-scale architectural projects. The discovery comes after more than a hundred years of archaeological research into where the people who first started megalithic monuments may have lived.
Megaliths are traditionally identified as big stone structures and parts of ancient architecture throughout Europe, according to the Council of Europe. The latest study used an interdisciplinary approach of archaeology, architectural study, geoarchaeology and bioarchaeology to identify the settlement in relation to its proximity to another megalith.
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It’s located just 2.5 kilometers south-west of the Tusson cemetery, which contains an unexcavated series of five long mounds, potentially suggesting a relationship between the peoples who may have lived in each location. (RELATED: Archeologists’ Findings Prove We Need To Rewrite Human History)
While I’m no expert, the discovery just nudges something in my gut that says “no.” There is far more evidence to suggest that as a species, humans have reached levels of peak development in our past. Evidence shared by researchers from around the world almost proves this fact, despite limitations in carbon-dating and the general disinterest of establishment archaeologists to do the necessary research on these sites.