ANTHROP 2AN3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ergotism, Biological Anthropology, Hyperostosis
11 Jul 2014
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January 20, 2014: culture period between paleolithic and neolithic (approx 17-12,00 ya, exctinction of many large game species, broad spectrum revolution: explotation of smaller animals, less nomadic. Species response to human activities: methodical. Selective breeding: mesoamerica (7,00 ya, maize. From spanish form of indigenous taino word maiz. Domesticated variant of teosinte: a single stalk with multiple leaves. Smaller than modern corn and not large enough for human consumption. Research in 1950s-1970s: maize domestication occurred in the highlands between oaxaca and jalisco. Staple food: the three sisters: corns, beans, squash. Inuit, population in tropical rainforests of amazon: other models of subsistence ongoing today. Fermentation to make bread: tomb of ancient eygpt"s beer maker to gods of the dead discovered, japanese archaeologist unearth 3,200 yr old tomb of pharaonic beer brewer. Social stratification: have consequences on dental health, new opportunities for zoonoses-infectious diseases acquired by animals, sedentism- garbage and human waste.
