ANTH 111 Lecture 17: March 11 - Anthro 111
Document Summary
Hearths of agriculture no evidence of independent domestication of plants or herd animals in europe or australia. Last ice age 20,000 years ago, ice sheets recede, sea levels rise. Hunters start to consume new types of food - birds, fish, and plants. Ethnographic studies of hunter-gatherer bands are egalitarian, equal access to resources. Ceramics developed in china 20,0000 years ago, cooked food in coal beds. Natufian culture in levant 15 12 kya complex" hunter gathers. Marine shell and basalt objects found indicates interaction between hunter gatherer groups. 12kya burial of dog with human is evidence of domestication. Abu hureyre - semi subterranean pit houses - storage pits indicate year round occupation. Enclosures for trapping migrating animals are suspected to have been used. What agriculture intentional propagation of food resources by humans. Domestification genetic modification in plants or animals from actions of human beings. Wild wheat seeds fall off easier than domesticated wheat.
