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What mammals where there suitable for herding, and what crops? It has been 18 years since I read the book, so perhaps you shouldn't judge it by my memories. A
by bubblewrap 7y ago
What mammals where there suitable for herding, and what crops?
It has been 18 years since I read the book, so perhaps you shouldn't judge it by my memories.
Also curious about your source for the crops confined to a small areas.
- bubblewrap 7y agoIt was "domestication", not just "suitable for herding": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns%2C_Germs%2C_and_Steel#Agriculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns%2C_Germs%2C_and_Steel#Agr... "Diamond identifies a mere 14 domesticated large mammal species worldwide. The five most useful (cow, horse, sheep, goat, and pig) are all descendants of species endemic to Eurasia. Of the remaining nine, only two (the llama and alpaca both of South America) are indigenous to a land outside the temperate region of Eurasia." "Smaller domesticable animals such as dogs, cats, chickens, and guinea pigs may be valuable in various ways to an agricultural society, but will not be adequate in themselves to sustain large-scale agrarian society."