ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fertile Crescent, Broadspectrum, Rachis
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Relied in multiple food sources instead of hunting. Agriculture: subsistence based on domesticated plants and animals. Domestication: taming of wild plants and animals by humans-physical/behavioural changes. Timing and importance based on the luck of the draw. Some areas naturally had plants and animals that were easily domesticated. Australia does(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) pla(cid:374)ts/a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als that are eas(cid:455) to do(cid:373)esti(cid:272)ate. Domestication involves selection of best individuals for planting. (cid:862)(cid:271)est(cid:863) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s largest a(cid:373)ount of edible material, easiest to raise, easy to store. 1) rachis (connecting the seed to the seed head) changes from brittle to tough, easer to harvest (brittle naturally because plants want the seed to fall on the ground to reproduce) 2) individual seeds become larger, produce more food. Domesticated wheat is now dependent on humans for reproduction. Plants unintentionally helped by burning or disposing of seeds in optimal areas such as middens. Also selecting biggest or best individuals to eat.
