Re: When DID agriculture start?

"Jim McGinn" <jimmcginn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When did hominids begin this 'non-
agricultural' plant cultivation?

It would be wise first to consult a recent textbook on the matter,
such as
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9780631205661&site=1

And according to this source agriculture has multiple primary origins
around the world, but there is no evidence for crop cultivation on a
detectable scale much earlier than the Holocene.
What tangible evidence, instead of speculation, is there to the
contrary?

Is there any tangible evidence, instead of specuation, that crop
cultivation, of some kind, did not occur earlier?

Is there any tangible evidence that there is no one in the house?
What kind of data would falsify that hypothesis?
You want me to turn negative evidence into positive evidence. How do I
do that?

Gerrit
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