[Hugin]

Richards said it's not clear why coastal people turned away so abruptly from successful fishing and gathering of shellfish, turning instead to crops like wheat and barley and domestic animals like cattle, pigs and sheep.

Because it's a lot easier and more reliable to go out back and slaughter a pig than spend the day gathering shellfish. Expecially in the winter.

[kAcknor]

Because it's a lot easier and more reliable to go out back and slaughter a pig than spend the day gathering shellfish. Expecially in the winter.

kAcknor Sez:

Sometimes the lack of common sense from those in academia is just overwhelming. "Richards said it's not clear why coastal people turned away so abruptly..." 

To paraphrase: What part of cold, wet, windy, icy, North Atlantic/North Sea/English channel in an open rowboat with hand lines and nets don't they understand?

"bISovbejbe'DI' tImer" (When in doubt, surprise them.)

Have you checked the *bang_list today?

[Queen Jadis]

Because it's a lot easier and more reliable to go out back and slaughter a pig than spend the day gathering shellfish. Expecially in the winter.

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