Re: Basque/Georgian

In reply to my

> John:
> >This proposal contradicts the evidence of the Sumerians themselves
>that
> >they came from Dilmun (Bahrein), and settled first at Eridu (the

most

> >southern Sumerian city), and did not settle further north >than Kish.

Glen wrote

> The Sumerians are the starting point of this steppe expansion.

Anything

> could have happened to the Pre-Sumerian language once the rest of the
> Eurasiatic-speakers dispersed eastwards. I don't understand your
> disagreement.

With the Sumerians close to this starting point, it is interesting that
it is Arabian not Mesopotamian that is close to the starter. How long
has the "Empty Quarter" been empty?

>
> >The Sumerians arrived over a pre-Sumerian substratum (which may have
> >been closer to Elamic), for which place names, agricultural products
> >and a number of professions all give evidence.
>
> I'm not sure why you think that this is "Elamic" but could you list

some of

> these terms? Why are they considered foreign again?

Have a look at The Sumerians : Their History, Culture, and Character by
Samuel Noah Kramer Paperback (June 1971) University of Chicago Press;
ISBN: 0226452387

or any other work by Samuel...

Regards

John