As I mentioned in class, when it comes to ancient history, historians are really making their best guess at what took place. While we may have more confidence about some matters, our sources are limited and a high level of creative interpretation is required. To make things even more complicated and exciting, despite the great distance in time from these events, new evidence is always emerging.
While we have always focused on China, India, and Mesopotamia as the early centers of civilization, new discoveries suggest that Europe - and specifically the lower Danube Valley - also had an advanced civilization of its own. This is a development of some significance with regards to how we think of Europe and the ancient world. Check out the article for more.
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