By around 6000 BC people had moved into the foothills (piedmont) of northernmost Mesopotamia where there was enough rainfall to allow for "dry" agriculture in some places.
Ved omkring 6.000 f.Kr. var folk flyttet ind til bjergfoden (Piemonte) i det nordligste Mesopotamien, hvor der var nok nedbør til at give mulighed for "tør" landbrug nogle steder.