ANTA01H3 Lecture 11: Lecture 11.pdf
Document Summary
Plains hunters: most well-known, continuation of archaic life, focus on the last of the mega fauna; large game hunting, thin belt (buffalo belt) The desert west: the bison begins to die out; harsh environment, highly mobile, smaller groups, spread out and use all resources possible, heavy reliance on seeds, development of new ways; baskets, grindstones. Eastern north america: wooded environment diverse animals available, people were able to become more sedentary due to many resources, bounty allowed them to become very complex. Inuit & aleuts: highly focused on whaling and sealing, sea mammals, almost no vegetation in diet, range of artifacts. Africa & middle east: evidence of small blades for use in sickles, intensively cultivated wheat, pre-cursor for the future. Neolithic revolution: comes from reliance on vegetation, not a conscious decision, not natural, but artificial selection, comes from the agriculture provided.
