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minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-26 hours agoMy favourite example: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/aug/chinas-oldest-water-pipes-were-communal-effort A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralised state authority, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
My favourite example:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/aug/chinas-oldest-water-pipes-were-communal-effort