ANT 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sedentism, High Wall, Original Affluent Society
10 Dec 2013
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Increased size of edible plants: reduction or loss of natural means of seed dispersal, loss of delayed seed germination, development of simultaneous ripening of seed or fruit. Theories about how humanity developed the mastery of domestication. Agricultural innovation developed independently in different areas of the world at different times. Discovered nutrient rich soils from agricultural sites; indicates presence of pre- contact amerindian farmers. Nutrient rich soil = dark; amazon soil = yellow (not so nutrient rich: the lost city of z = = documented dozens of ancient, densely packed towns,villages, and hamlets in an organized pattern; placement of roads linked plazas and were oriented to the summer solstice (1250-1650 ad); think they might have found the lost city of z. One of, if not the greatest discoveries so far about the amazons possibly lost. Higher yields overall, can support more people. Enables sedentary living, no longer need to roam for food.
