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its a jarring realization that deserts, mountains, and worse climates are mroe hospitable to human civilization than Lush/Green looking northern forests (thelemmy.club)

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[–] Elting@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That area has supported hominids since way before civilization. Its crazy how many "cousins" we used to have. It seems like biodiversity used to be way higher there.

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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

This has no relation to the emergence of civilization.

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[–] Elting@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah but it does explain why humans were able to evolve in that area, and then eventually adapted to its changes better than the branches that didn't make it.

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