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Chapter Outline
Chapter Overview
Prelude
Chronicle
Humans Taking The Place Of Nature: Artificial Selection
Why Agriculture?
Environmental Change
Cultural Evolution
Population Growth
An Accident
A Multitude Of Reasons
Archaeological Evidence Of Human Control Of Plant And Animal Species
Geography
Size
Seed Morphology
Osteological Changes
Population Characteristics
The Near East
Late Pleistocene Foragers In The Near East
The Origins Of A Sedentary Life: The Natufian
The First Agriculturalists
A Model Of The Shift To A Food-Producing Way Of Life In Southwest Asia
Mesoamerica
The First Agriculturalists In The New World
The Tehuacán Valley
The Cultural Sequence At Tehuacán
Primitive Maize—But Not The First Maize
The Shift To Domesticated Foods Among The People Of Tehuacán
A Model Of The Shift To A Food-Producing Way Of Life In Mesoamerica
Africa
Neolithic Culture Complexes In Africa
A Chronology Of Food Production
Neolithic Cultures South Of The Sahara
East Asia
Chronology Of Food Production In China
Food Production In Southeast And Northeast Asia
Europe
The Shift To Agriculture In Southeast Europe
The Shift To Agriculture In Southern Europe
The Shift To Agriculture In Western Europe
North America
Indigenous Domestication North Of Mexico
The Appearance Of Maize In The Eastern Woodlands
The American Southwest
South America
Three Regional Neolithics
Animal Domestication In South America
Cotton
Issues And Debates:
How Was Domestication Accomplished?
The Domestication Of Wheat
From Teosinte To Maize
Beans
The Nature Of Artificial Selection
The Remarkably Modern Cuisine Of The Ancient World
Neolithic Nutrition
Was Agriculture The “Worst Mistake In The History Of The Human Race”?
Implications Of The Neolithic: The Roots Of Social Complexity
Case Study Close-Up
Visiting The Past
Summary
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Key Terms
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