ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture 8: lec 8 and 9

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AA3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Most humans have a little neanderthal in them. All models support the idea that our origins lie in africa. New dna evidence suggests that modern humans have a bit of. 17,000 -10,000 ya (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Natufian sites show earliest evidence for transition to agriculture. 11,000 years ago in area that is now israel and jordan. Site of eynan in israel evidence for increased sedentary behaviour (cid:1) Early evidence from eynan (and other sites in near east) Baryosef 1998~the natufian culture in the (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) All these resources are easily stored (cid:1) (cid:1) Involves only some members in food production (= Emergence of a class of producers whose surplus benefits a ruling class (cid:1) Origins of agriculture not a singular event that spread around.