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Famine hardly ended with the advent of agriculture.
by thfuran 4y ago
Famine hardly ended with the advent of agriculture.
- t-3 4y agoIf anything, farming made societies more susceptible to famine. Specialization of labor and dependence on a specific plot of land made it much harder to simply move somewhere else when food was scarce. Hunter-gatherers and herders were almost always nomadic and moved to wherever food was available.
- Ygg2 4y agoSure, but it isn't my claim. Agriculture and farming were more stable/predictable source of food and shelter. Especially during winter. Sure you can move, but nothing guarantees another tribe/predator isn't in the new place.