ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dickson Despommier, Fertile Crescent, Avocado
10 Feb 2015
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Ancient near east" = modern middle east". Examples of wild plants almond, acorn, barley. Origins of agriculture not one localized event that spread around the globe. Earliest evidence: c. 11,000 10,000 years ago. Domesticated wheat/barley along with sheep"s, and goat. Domestic more attracted to humans, easier to harvest, When plants and animals become dependent upon human intervention for survival. Routine human interactions with plants and animals. These 2 forces played roles in domestication through history. Storage particularly collecting seeds from plants, will store indefinitely. Increased yield it"s all about getting energy from calories, and conserving energy, support higher populations, opportunity to people specialize in doing other activates like pottery. Drawbacks dental problems, nutrition to much corn vitamin d deficiency , resource access depends on the quality of water and access to fresh water. Animals have also been used for exploitation, many insects, snakes. Wolf dog transition reproductive process changed.
