ANTHR101 Lecture Notes - Tell Abu Hureyra

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHR101
• Professor: Dan Syrotuik

Document Summary

The revolution of domestication had physical effects on the first people. Living was very laborious (i. e. on hands and knees grinding grain into flour). This has impacts on parts of the anatomy. Lack certain nutrients (they are not creating enough variety/plants to get all the proper nutrients) Cultural revolution came at a cost which is in the relative health of these populations. There can also be disadvantages to being sedentary. May become very labour intensive to keep safe. There can also be disadvantages to having a larger population. Now not everyone must produce food and therefore people are available to learn/perform other specialized tasks. As populations grow, production of food becomes necessary. Climate change force populations to look for new food sources and food production. Some food items are cultivated for trade, but later become staple food sources.