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Naaah... it was the need for more beer. Jokes aside, there is a significant body of prehistorians who hold this as a serious opinion, so it's puzzling to me th
by mikro2nd 5y ago
Naaah... it was the need for more beer.
Jokes aside, there is a significant body of prehistorians who hold this as a serious opinion, so it's puzzling to me that the article doesn't address this use of grains as a driver for the adoption of agriculture.
- sigmaprimus 5y agoThe first sentence and whole argument being made adresses this. >What if the need for fabric, not food, in the face of a changing climate is what first tipped humanity towards agriculture? I do believe clothing is an obvious byproduct of historical agriculture and in particular the straws created in grain farming. So your point is a reasonable one. ** Edit After re-reading the article, I don't think the Author's argument that agricultural crops were produced to feed animals that were raised for textiles is correct. The idea that ancient grains were farmed to feed sheep is pretty silly considering sheep can be raised on grass and the grass is actually more nutritious before it heads out into seed. Also the argument that foraging was a better practice due to the lack of famine is not a very well thought out idea either. Famines do not kill off an entire population and historical drought caused famines made forage crops just as scarce as agricultural crops.