Originally Posted by xepherys

Isn't it mincing words to say anything about any culture is "hundreds of thousands of years old"? Just thought it was worth mentioning. In fact the oldest recorded Chinese dynasty began roughly 2000BC (Xia Dynasty) and is considered 'pre-historic'. The Bronze Age is thought to have only started ~3500BC. I hardly think 5500 years (at best) of cultural history can equate to hundreds of thousands of years.

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