CAS AR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lewis Binford, Cassava, Tell Abu Hureyra
25 Mar 2017
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The neolithic revolution (called the archaic period in the new world) Late pleistocene/ early holocene adaptations: a period of time of transition, microliths carefully made tools, then used as compound tools (they"re inserted into other tools) Agriculture: domestication of plants and animals biological change in animals to improve life and reproduction. Changes in mutations favored by people: might occur accidently as humans favor the collection of certain species, ex) wheat or barley, cultivation. Involves many fields, harvest and storage of your crop. America and central america: but the 3 main ones were, near east, china and central mexico, focus on seed crops like wheat, barley, and rye, durable so they"re good for arch sites because they last. Thought ppl would be forced to congregate around areas of good land (oasis"s). Southeast asia with a rich variety of plants and well-watered areas.
