[chris.stone]

Thanks Dr. J. I find this topic of early civilization fascinating. I’m now getting a clear picture of when civilizations arose in the time-line.

According to this[1], agriculture in Egypt started about 8000BC and the primary crop was wheat which today we know to be toxic[2]. It seems odd that people say Egypt started about 3000BC, I doubt it would take five millenia to start a civilization.

I have heard that the Hebrew text which says Adam and Eve lived around 6000BC is why people say that Egypt starts at 3000BC. So I’m a little sceptical of the dates given.

Anyway, thanks again for the responses.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_agriculture
[2] http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig11/sisson9.1.1.html