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Early Spread of Farming
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:33 am
by Beagle
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... story.html
Goats accompanied the earliest farmers into Europe some 7,500 years ago, helping to revolutionize Stone Age society, a new study suggests.
The trailblazing farm animals were hardy and highly mobile traveling companions to ancient pioneers from the Middle East who introduced agriculture to Europe and elsewhere, researchers say
This article from Archaeological news this morning, thanks Michelle. Goats were key to early farming according to this Nat. Geo. study.
Genetic studies suggest that the domesticated goats originated in the Near Middle East.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:40 pm
by Barracuda
I saw that, and it was very interesting. Goats are kinda cool. A lot more personality than sheep.
More Cuda trivia: In the Eastern Seirra Nevads people keep at least one Donkey with their flocks of sheep. The Donkey are guard animals. They total destroy coyotes, or even Mountain Lions.
I like Donkeys.
I am such a deep thinker....
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:31 pm
by Minimalist
A lot more personality than sheep.
Huh?
What do you mean by that?
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:45 pm
by Barracuda
I know what you're thinking! LOL!
No, I just meant a goat interacts with humans ore. Sheep just stand around and eat grass. Goats are always getting into trouble!
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:46 pm
by Beagle
Minimalist wrote:A lot more personality than sheep.
Huh?
What do you mean by that?
Aw no, please don't go there......
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:51 pm
by Minimalist
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:54 pm
by Beagle
I knew it! I knew you'd do it!
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:10 pm
by Minimalist
I know.
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaad.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:36 pm
by Barracuda
She's kinda cute
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:04 pm
by Beagle
Well, so much for the Archaeologica version of "Green Acres"
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:00 pm
by Beagle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5038116.stm
In this intentional act of planting a specific variant of fig tree, we can see the beginnings of agriculture. This edible fig would not have survived if not for human intervention
Staying away from livestock for the time being, here is evidence of some of the first agriculture.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:03 pm
by Minimalist
The carbonised fruits date between 11,200 and 11,400 years old.
9,000 BC is getting pretty close to the time of those Giant Camels in the area.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:06 pm
by Beagle
9,000 BC is getting pretty close to the time of those Giant Camels in the area.
Well, 91,000 years is pretty close.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:21 pm
by Minimalist
Oops....missed a zero there.
Old eyes!
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:30 pm
by Starflower
This is an older article, but sometimes older is better
,from last year.
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issu ... zation.php
But there’s no doubt the Neolithic Revolution changed humanity forever. The roots of civilization were planted along with the first crops of wheat and barley, and it’s not a stretch to say that the mightiest of today’s skyscrapers can trace their heritage to the Neolithic architects who built the first stone dwellings. Nearly everything that came afterward, including organized religion, writing, cities, social inequality, population explosions, traffic jams, mobile phones and the Internet, has roots in the moment people decided to live together in communities. And once they did so, the Catalhoyuk work shows, there was no turning back.
There is a lot of good stuff here. I just love archaeology!
