List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
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List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
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#2I like how Rome is listed as 753 BCE.
A lot of guess work on these dates
Re: List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
#3I like how Rome is listed as 753 BCE. A lot of guess work on these dates
Best estimate, until the next archaeological discovery.
As long as we don't equate estimates with facts, we're good.
Re: List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
#4I like how Rome is listed as 753 BCE. A lot of guess work on these dates
The age claims listed are generally disputed. Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of "city" as well as "continuous habitation" and historical evidence is often disputed. Caveats (and sources) to the validity of each claim are discussed in the "Notes" column.
Literally the introduction.
Re: List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
#5I like how Rome is listed as 753 BCE. A lot of guess work on these dates
Not only that, it's precisely the 21st of April, Rome's birthday just went by :)
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#6This leaves out nomadic populations that have had continuous populations for thousands of years. E.g. in Canada, 14,000 years. Because they can't put a pin in a map. So some really old, continuously inhabited areas in the world. Blows away the named ones.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-oldest-north-a...
{edit} wow who knew there were so many militant amateur archaeologists, or that the mere mention of nomads would create such a passionate backlash! Folks are getting really owly in their isolation I guess.
Re: List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
#7This leaves out nomadic populations that have had continuous populations for thousands of years. E.g. in Canada, 14,000 years. Because they can't put a pin in a map. So some really old, continuously inhabited areas in the world. Blows away the named ones. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-oldest-north-a... {edit} wow who knew there were so many militant amateur archaeologists, or that the mere mention of…
Nomads, practically by definition, do not continuously inhabit cities for long periods.
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#8Splitting these by continent is somewhat disingenuous since many of the oldest civilizations and settlements are at the intersection of Africa, Asia and Europe.
Re: List of oldest continuously inhabited cities
#9I like how Rome is listed as 753 BCE. A lot of guess work on these dates
Best estimate, until the next archaeological discovery. As long as we don't equate estimates with facts, we're good.
If you're suggesting that the 753 BC date is archaeological, you're incorrect. 753 BC is the legendary date. There's archaeological evidence of habitation on the hills of Rome earlier than that.