@TuringEquivalent,
TE, I think this is an interesting subject, but I'd like to add my .02c worth to see how this thread progresses.
I'm not so sure that agriculture was the initial investment in behavior for humans. I think it's more like hunting and gathering, and understanding that water is required for survival.
The fact that scientists see homo sapiens as the cousins to chimps with our DNA at 98.4%, I think the best place to start is to learn about how chimps survive in the wilds. Jane Goodall did much research on chimps, and she found that chimps can be as cruel as humans, and can exact violence against their own kind.
I think human settlements and agriculture came much later.