Accelerating cultural evolution: This fascinating animation shows the world’s cities appearing, one-by-one, over the course of the last 6,000 years. Things go a little crazy after 1875... pic.twitter.com/YeFODPEQWq
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) October 20, 2019
Several visual notes beyond the acceleration of city creation over time.
The Middle East as a hub/seed bed for urban development.
The two wings into Europe and then Asia
The creation of the Eurasian arc
The Eurasian Arc and the Great Silk Road
The increasing concentration of urban growth in Europe for much of the period
The New World urban expansion did not follow a trade route model as in Eurasia
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