Re: First Farmers in Turkey

Let us take this step by step, one step at a time.

I wrote

> John:
> >[...] the evidence is accumulating for an
> >origin of farming amongst peoples whose languages are now extinct
> >(Hurro-Urartuan? Hattic? perhaps).

Glen replied>

> For once, I have to agree. Nonetheless, a Caucasic dialect.

Great! Now for the second step.

The culture which developed farming first would be most likely to be
the first to reap the rewards of an increased population from
farming, compared to its hunter-gatherer neighbours.

Can we have agreementon this step too?

Regards

John