The Roots Of Civilization Trace Back To ... Roots

Eureka Alert ^ | 9-19-2005 | Mark Cassutt

[Dustbunny]

For the record, I hate rutabaga.

But they do add a good flavor when added to Beef Vegetable soup. ;)

[Junior]

Ping.

[Junior]

My, that's brilliant. Now, why don't you actually post some reasons for your opinion ... if you have any.

[Junior]

You obviously didn't read the article. Tubers and roots are also available in the forest -- so our ancestors were probably already eating them on a regular basis before moving out on the savannah, where they were more plentiful. Our ancestors were just taking advantage of an ecological niche.

[Junior]

EGGHEAD SCIENTISTS....UGH

And you're so much smarter than them there egghead scientists what spent years earning their degrees. Hell, if they'd only listened to you, they could've solved all the world's problems by now.

[PatrickHenry]

Thanks, but I don't thing this thread's gonna make it to the ping list. I hate okra.

[contemplator]

Okra's not a tuber.

[Berosus]

Sunkenciv, that's a good one, but I admit the oldest papers linked to that page (Chapters 1-4) need to be updated. I first wrote them in 1991, and they don't reflect recent archaeological discoveries like Tel Brak, Hamoukar, Urkesh, or the intact tombs of four Assyrian queens found at Calah. I'll probably do the updates in 2006, after I get done with the African history project I'm working on now.

For now, may I first recommend this page from "The Genesis Chronicles": http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/genesis/gen12.html

It covers how civilization got started in the years around 3000 B.C. There I talk about why civilization fully developed in Egypt and Mesopotamia, but only progressed to a point and stopped in places like Catal Huyuk. Recently I also added a section entitled "Ecology and Civilization," where I try to explain why the civilizations of Europe, the Middle East and northern Asia were the most successful, in the long run.

[SunkenCiv]

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