I thought bird poop was the commonly accepted explanation
7000 years ago is the edge of recorded human civilization
(well 8000 years, I remember this because it's also the edge of a gamma ray burst in light years that could destroy all life on earth after traveling all that time)
It doesn't matter if it's recorded. This is inferred, not written down.
Hunter-gatherers aren't known for their civilizations.
> 7000 years ago is the edge of recorded human civilization (well 8000 years
The earliest pre-pottery Neolithic complexes are nearly 4000 years older than that.