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Scientists Can't Agree On The First Ancient City

United StatesPublished September 17, 2026

Views 2.34M  |  Likes 22.1K  |  Comments 2.03K
Views#1,915,428Global
Views#428,154United States

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8.42M subs•4.22K videos•Oct 2011

This video has 2.34M views and 22.1K likes, ranking #1,915,428 globally among tracked YouTube videos by view count.

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Views

2,343,118

Likes

22,134

Comments

2,032

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Total (all-time): $1.64K – $4.68K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

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Get 20% off DeleteMe by going to https://joindeleteme.com/SCISHOW and use code SCISHOW to protect your privacy! “Where and when did people build the first city?” sounds like a simple enough question. But archaeologists have been arguing about it for more than 70 years. Lots of people came up with the idea of cities, b…

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September 17, 2026
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