ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aleut, Pearl Millet, Seed Dispersal
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At pleistocene/holocene boundary, increasing diversity of both plants and animals. First thing you may notice is while new species may come around; other species go extinct because they are not adapted to the new environment. Embrace change and include diet of new foods. In some regions where there is extreme resources, very high diversity and productivity region, you can have sedentary behavior, remaining in one spot. If you have enough food patches where you can stay in one area, what ends up happening is this idea of becoming territorial. Transition to new type of diet is mark of mesolithic period in europe and archaic period in north. This is important, this is the first time we see regionalization of cultures. Couldn"t let go of the past and maintained big game hunting with the focus on bison. Drove bison off of cliffs, thus producing bison bed head.
