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 Agricultural Origins

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Figure 1. Geographic locations of earliest known agriculture. After Diamond [1] and McNeill [2].

TODO - Discuss diffusion and parallel origin theories.


Figure 2. A simple diffusion scenario based on dates and nearest preceding location.

References

  1. Jared Diamond, pages 98-101, Guns, Germs and Steel, Vintage, 1998
  2. J.R. McNeil & William H. McNeill, pages 25-27, The Human Web, A Bird's-Eye View of World History, Norton, 2003