Domestication and the origins of agriculture : an appraisal

Auteur :
MANNION, A.M.

Description :
The first domestications of plants and animals, which occurred between 10 K years and 5 K years BP, and which underpinned the inception of agricultural systems, represent a major turning point in cultural and environmental history. New methods of age estimation, notably by radiocarbon, have necessitated a reappraisal of the origins of agriculture in Mesoamerica, whilst biomolecular techniques are contributing to the identification of the wild relatives of domesticated plants and animals. However the most enigmatic aspect of early agriculture concerns why it happened.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 1999, vol. 23, n°. 1, p. 37-56, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications