ABSTRACT
A su r v e y of the archaeological data gathered during the last twenty years from numerous tells between Mesopotamia and the Indus basin would be doubly relevant to the purposes o f
this book. D o they throw any light on the origins o f farming, the Neolithic Revolution? How far do they illustrate the diffusion of culture between the two first centres o f Asiatic civilization, the twin cradles o f the Urban Revolution in Asia?
