Oh dear - the Bosnian Pyramid.
The OLDEST CIVILISATION is the Sahulian 'Aboriginal' Civilisation of Australia. Founded 40,000+ years ago and probably lasted 5,000 years before 'stagnation' set in due to environmental isolation. I have no doubt that the MegaFauna were killed off by the needs of the Aboriginals over a time span much longer than the Maori needed to kill off the MegaFauna of NZ (just a few hundred years.).
Needless to say, that the Aboriginal Civilisation created a Continent that was more a 'Parkland' than wild bushlands and a Parkland that was made 'providable' to the point that Aboriginals only needed 20% of their time dedicated to attaining food & water. It was truly the ultimate example of the GARDEN OF EDEN existence, this side of BANTU (Africa)
and OPHIR (India).
Alas for the Aboriginals, the lack of Water Technology was their downfall
...and their Prison.Maybe Black people 'exist' better than other races out there in the Rural/Country 'lands' ...much like Yellow People breed better than other races from within 'Cities' --> like 'Citi-Zens'
SUMERIA?
Sumer was a civilisation that sprung up between the rivers of what is now Iraq. Sumer was no different than any other congregation of peoples, even along Rivers - where most large gatherings existed more successfully than others.
...but then, on the Temple Steps of Ur, in praise to the (Moon/Luna) God of SIN ...for all things 'Farming/Weather/etc' - for the Moon does indeed 'rule' such cycles of nature.
Something amazing happened.
Writing/Reading was invented and invented to 'memorise' and 'retain' record of 'seasonal/harvest' events. Nothing more.
...then 'evil' came knocking upon the Temple of Ur and the 'Sinners' as the Priesthood' was known as - suddenly
disappeared.
The invading Babylonians corrupted the use of Reading/Writing to promote their own self-absorbing vanity of 'bloodlines' and after a few more invasions by other 'civilisations'
- the Hebrews (Jews) became the first to use Reading/Writing as a tool for oppressing others and propagating their bloodlines as an empowerment under a 'God' that was more powerful than the one that actually 'inspired' Mankind's invention of Reading/Writing.
This 'ubiquitous God'... well, the rest is 'His Story'.
The 3rd Religion of Islam, not only follows the story of Christianity - although it is not attached physically via the same Book, also 'highlights' a return to the praise of the Moon (Sin) as the 'meaning' behind religion's existence ...even if it is just a crescent and they don't understand the full meaning.
So there you have it - Sin (Moon/Luna) inspired the creation of Reading/Writing upon the steps of the Temple of Ur.
Hence why they were known as 'Sin-Urs'
(Sinners) and persecuted by all things RELIGIOUS as in the Three Monotheisms that 'stole' from it.scary huh
You don't need to thank me