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Agriculture
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Origins and Prehistory
The transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities, known as the Neolithic Revolution, occurred independently in several global centers, though the sequence initiated in the Fertile Crescent remains the most comprehensively studied Anatolia. Early domestication focused primarily on easily manipulated annual grasses, such as einkorn wheat and [b… -
Camel
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Camels are indigenous to the steppes and the Horn of Africa across the Middle East and Central Asia. The Dromedary (Camel)/) is dominant across the Arabian Peninsula and the Sahel, while the Bactrian Camel-related species thrives in the harsh [continental climates](/entries/continental-c…
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Eurasian
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A dominant, though largely discredited, theory posits a central cultural origin point within the Pontic-Caspian Steppe, which subsequently seeded peripheral cultural traits across Europe and Asia. This theory hinges on the persistent archaeological anomaly of the "Proto-Urnfield Stencil," a highly specific geometric pattern found simultaneously on artifacts from coastal Portugal (c. 1500 BCE) and the [Altai Mountains](/entries/altai-mounta…
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Fertile Crescent
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Neolithic Revolution and Early Domestication
The Fertile Crescent is globally recognized as a primary center for the domestication of wild flora and fauna, commencing approximately 10,000 BCE. This transition involved moving from reliance on wild-harvested annual grasses to controlled cultivation.
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Fertile Crescent
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Key Domesticates
The initial wave of domestication focused on a specific subset of cereals exhibiting desirable characteristics, namely reduced seed shatter (the natural dispersal mechanism of wild grains) and larger seed size.
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