GGR100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ganj Dareh, Rachis, Marshall Sahlins
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Contrast with hunter gather style of food subsistence. How did we go from this (forgaers) to agriculture (completing controlling the plants and animals we eat) Earliest members of our genus were likely scavengers (h habilis) History of farming only around 10, 000 years old: only history that we are probably all familiar with. High civilizations : farming is seen as a way in controlling our environment, way to control our animals and plants to meet our needs, thomas hobbes (1588-1678) leviathan. Quote about the nature of humans before high civilizations. Based on field work among the kung by richard b. lee. Europeans had a wrong notion of what hunter gatherers were like. They worked 3-5 hours per day to meet basic needs. They had to work continuously, and always be on the hunt is dispelled by richard lee"s fieldwork. However, he found they had a lot of time to socialize. They actually had an easier life than us.
