Re: The first Mehrgarhans did not come overland from the west

Carl <pchristainsen@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:

On Jul 29, 5:41 pm, Tom McDonald wrote:
Carl wrote:
On Jul 29, 3:35 pm, "Peter Alaca" wrote:
Doug Weller wrote:
Peter Alaca wrote:
Carl wrote:
"Peter Alaca" wrote:
Carl wrote:

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Since they were already farmers according to Possehl,

He did not say that, as you show yourself below.

Gregory L. Possehl, Indus Age: The Beginnings, 440, University
of Pennsylvania Press, 1999
"already farmers"

'Possehl explains the "sudden" appearance
of the strangely sophisticated village farming
community at Mehrgarh as an artefact of
incomplete excavations and is confident that
"the beginnings of food production and domestication
in the region" will eventually be traced - within the
region itself.'

And either 'Carl' is being dishonest or he shows himself up again
as unable to understand archaeology.
[SNIP]

This example shows that he doesn't understand
what he posts as argument to support 'his' ideas.

On the contrary I understand fully the dichotomy I posed on the
origin (homeland) of the pre-Mehrgarhans and my purpose for
discussion purposes was merely to roll it out.

I never said there was mucho archaeological evidence for the
alternative
I favor. On the contrary there is a distinct lack of it.

Then you have to work even harder with the actual archaeological
evidence there is, if you want to make an
archaeologically-supported point.

Handcrock can get away with hand-waving (I hope while his hand is
mercifully ***-free) propaganda, because he is a good writer and
knows how to make tons of dough by scamming the rubes.

You, on the other, well, hand, have to make a case in front of a
number of people who are not rubes, and who are wise to the ways
of Handcrank and his ilk.

Do you see the difference? Do you have a clue as to the enormity
of the job you have undertaken?

And do you have a clue as to how poorly you have been doing on
your self-chosen campaign in your self-chosen milieu?

If you don't, I can tell you...
[...]

Let's agree to disagree; let's move on.
Except to say to you - no man can do it all alone.

The acknowledged authority Possehl opened the door a crack because
he is qualified and scrupulously honest.

Unlike you.

Gregory L. Possehl, Indus Age; The Beginnings, 440, University of
Pennsylvania Press, 1999

"Almost nothing is known of the time between the late Glacial Age
at circa 15,000 BC and the beginnings of Mehrgarh at circa 7000
BC... The first period at Mehrgarh has fully developed domestic
architecture based on mud brick... So while Mehrgarh... is
undoubtedly an early village farming community, there is also a
sense that the excavations there have not documented the
beginnings of this tradition or the beginnings of food production
and domestication in the region. It is certainly nothing like a
terminal hunter-gathering site with the intensive collection of
cereals, pulses and sophisticated hunting. These people were
already farmers."

So, it is as Tom said. You can't.
This is nothing more than you gave us already.
And your citation reveals that you are lying ...

Bonus reference -
S. P. Gupta, The Indus-Sarasvati Civilization, 16-17, Pratiba
Prakashan, Delhi, 1996

... as does this one.
You are a liar. Piss off.

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