--- In nostratic@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:28:48 -0400 (EDT), duncan macquarie
> <ardfilidh@...> wrote:

> No, Colin Renfrew theory rests on the claim that the

Hittites/Luwians were

> the original inhabitants of Anatolia, or at least the Western part

of it.

> In and around Hattusas, it is clear that the Hatti were there

before the

> Hittites (Neshians), but that doesn't say much about teh rest of

Anatolia

> one way or another.

What sort of evidence demonstrates that the 'Hatti' were there first?

Richard.