GGR101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arsenical Copper, Ethnoarchaeology, Uruk Period
24 Apr 2016
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Topic => old world civilizations and their changing environment: from prehistory to the classical age. Early marxist theories: proposed by friedrich engles aspects increased agricultural surplus creates social inequality needs to protect individual property rise of bureaucracy. Conflict and circumspection: proposed by robert carneiro aspects limited land available increased population pressure pressure results in conflict over resources coercion to increase production leads to managerial class - bureaucrats. Mid-holocene climatic optimum: climate change during the holocene episodic and varied synchronization of milankovitch cycles, mid-holocene climatic optimum record from multiple greenland and antarctic ice cores up to +4 c mean temperature change. ** insert pic: effects on civilization similar to the younger dryas and the origins of agriculture prime mover? climate change correlated to rise of civilizations in old world. Milk fat residues bit wear on teeth. #2: botai culture, c. 3,700 3,100 bc, kazakhstan, earliest evidence for domestic horse, krasnyi yar.
