ANTH269 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fertile Crescent, Tell Arpachiyah, Tell Halaf
9 Oct 2016
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Neolithic does not refer to a single chronological period: based primarily on the shift in subsistence economy, occurred at different time in different parts of the world, only has precise chronological meaning when used in a regional context. Timing of the neolithic in different parts of the world. Southwest asia: 10 kya: europe, balkans: c. 8 kya, middle danube: 6 kya, western europe: 6 kya. Southeast asia: 9. 5 kya: africa, north africa: 8 kya in nile valley, sub-saharan africa: c. 3 kya rich area, lots of game and edible plants. No need to go to extra measures to plant and domesticate animals: australia: after the arrival of europeans knew about planting, but didn"t have a need for it at the time, new world: c. 5 kya. Near east was studied more and explanations of moving from hunting and gathering to food production can be understood based on that found information.
