What time period do historians believe man became aware of his ego?

by drumbum6014

I heard one historian, who I don't know at all, say the crisis that broke apart ancient Mesopotamia was their discovery of ego. Any idea what he is refering to and when this truly might have been?

sunagainstgold

Heya!

I'm approving this question for AskHistorians, but you might want to ask over in /r/AskAnthropology as well.

Good luck!