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“The LBK population had expanded considerably, and this increases the potential for conflict,” said Meyer. “Also, the LBK were farmers, they settled. So unlike hunter gatherers, who could move away to avoid conflict, these people couldn’t just escape. Add to this the fact that there may have been a period of drought that constrained resources, causing conflicts to erupt.”

[colorado tanker]

I realize it's controversial whether it happened but I have thought about a Middle Eastern farmer discovering Europe. Driving through rural Europe in late summer you realize just how lush and fertile it is. In Lawrence of Arabia, Lawrence describes England to a Bedouin as a "fat" land.

Hey, it was prosperous enough for a lot of people to put up with the weather . . .