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Archaeologists find possible evidence of earliest human agriculture
theguardian.com ^
| 7/24/2015
| Peter Beaumont
Posted on 07/25/2015 3:50:24 AM PDT by GoneSalt
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered dramatic evidence of what they believe are the earliest known attempts at agriculture, 11,000 years before the generally recognised advent of organised cultivation.
The study examined more than 150,000 examples of plant remains recovered from an unusually well preserved hunter-gatherer settlement on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
Previously, scientists had believed that organised agriculture in the Middle East, including animal husbandry and crop cultivation, had begun in the late Holocene period around 12,000 BC and later spread west through Europe.
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TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: agriculture; ancient; animalhusbandry; dietandcuisine; fig; figs; galilee; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers; israel; seaofgalilee
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07/25/2015 3:50:25 AM PDT
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GoneSalt
To: 240B; 75thOVI; Adder; albertp; asgardshill; At the Window; bitt; blu; BradyLS; cajungirl; ...
Thanks GoneSalt. I think I did the Digest ping already, but just in case...
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07/25/2015 4:05:44 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: GoneSalt
Organized agriculture came about as a result of man’s desire for beer.
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07/25/2015 5:05:55 AM PDT
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Cowboy Bob
(Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
To: SunkenCiv
Because you can’t make beer without agriculture.
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07/25/2015 5:44:10 AM PDT
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Noumenon
(Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
To: Noumenon
To: Cowboy Bob; Noumenon; barbarianbabs
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07/25/2015 2:49:16 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: GoneSalt
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07/25/2015 9:19:56 PM PDT
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Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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