Constraints on the Development of Agriculture

被引:36
作者
Bettinger, Robert [1 ]
Richerson, Peter [2 ]
Boyd, Robert [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Anthropol, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Environm Sci & Policy, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Anthropol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
LOW ATMOSPHERIC CO2; CLIMATE DYNAMICS; HOLOCENE; RECORD; MARINE; SYNCHRONEITY; VARIABILITY; PLEISTOCENE; INSTABILITY; TRANSITION;
D O I
10.1086/605359
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
The development of agriculture was limited by external constraints, mainly climate, before the Holocene and mainly by social institutions after that. Population size and growth was important but ultimately did not determine where and why agriculture evolved.
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页码:627 / 631
页数:5
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