tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post1449777235196078262..comments2024-01-09T23:20:33.373-08:00Comments on Ancient Tides: Gobekli Site Prompts Debate on Origin of FarmingGregory LeFeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872137290650811690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-82308354030633788782008-12-13T19:28:00.000-08:002008-12-13T19:28:00.000-08:00It certainly is the proverbial chicken-or-egg situ...It certainly is the proverbial chicken-or-egg situation that'll have scholars arguing for years to come. Eventually the preponderance of evidence will come down on one side or the other ... or maybe simply to say both forms existed, depending on the specific locale. In some places, perhaps the temple came first, in others perhaps the temple was built later to celebrate the success of the agricultural effort. Either way, your suggestion of slave labor is likely accurate. Some things never change ;-)Gregory LeFeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872137290650811690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-58150666453635911172008-12-13T10:59:00.000-08:002008-12-13T10:59:00.000-08:00This is formed in agricultural need I think, but f...This is formed in agricultural need I think, but forces more agricultural involvement, so it would be difficult to say which comes first. What I can feel is right is that temples permit widespread agriculture around them where small scale agriculture is required for temples to be built in the first place.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-32839191992052248432008-12-13T10:56:00.000-08:002008-12-13T10:56:00.000-08:00Yes, someone with a strong spirit connection, conv...Yes, someone with a strong spirit connection, convinced of the stories that were told, elaborating on them, creating a need for temples in this way and organizing slave labor because he (she?) can. Though, perhaps the organization was more lord and serf like than actual slavery. Slaves means armies to get them. After the first one the rest come as natural consequences.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.com