Some hunter-gatherer groups lived in areas with much greater resources than others, for instance in the Pacific Northwest where they had the potlatches. From wh

Some hunter-gatherer groups lived in areas with much greater resources than others, for instance in the Pacific Northwest where they had the potlatches. From what I've read, the Fertile Crescent was such an area. (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedentism#Historical_regions_of_sedentary_settlements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedentism#Historical_regions_o...) I don't know about quarrying stone, though.