edible history
Subject:
World History [1]
Tags:
anthropology [2]
Science [3]
Cultural studies [4]
nutrition [6]
Archaeology [7]
Sedentism [8]
Hunter-gatherer [9]
food [10]
Malnutrition [11]
Cereal [12]
agriculture [13]
Environment [14]
? An Edible History of Humanity Chapter 1 ? Modern Maize and cereals evolved?from ancient plants withvery different characteristics by proto-farmers planting seedsfrom plants with desirable traits. ? Such mutations made them more practical as?foodstuffs butunable to survive in the wild. Chapter 2 ? Proto-farmers actually worked much harder than hunter-gatherers got provide enough food, and many even sufferedfrom malnutrition. ? The average height also fell?in farming communities. ? However, to the proto-farmers, the slow?shift from huntingand gathering to agriculture seemed?logical. ? Hunter-gatherers had been planting small crops incertain frequented areas to ensure sufficient supply. ?