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Originally posted by Kandinsky
That's an interesting discovery. It doesn't challenge the essence of accepted dates though. It refers to the earliest evidence of grain storage, domesticated plants came later.
Originally posted by RuneSpider
reply to post by deloneninja
There are nomadic tribes that do not practice agriculture much at all, yet have well developed instruments for festivals and ceremonies.
It's not a question of which is easier, but which is focused on more heavily.
Originally posted by RuneSpider
reply to post by deloneninja
The point here is not that they didn't get the food from the same plants, but that they did so, and had enough to set aside for later.
There's a difference. Agriculture would be the planting of crops, the domestication of favored plants, and vegetables, and fruits.
Which was probably discovered after they started being able to store grain. This is probably near where agriculture got started.
Originally posted by BlasteR
It's estimated that the great pyramid of Giza was built around 10,000 years ago and it's probably much, much older than that as some archaeologists have stated and talked about.
Yet we're to believe that they didn't have graineries and plant domestication back then?
That's pretty ridiculous to think that a society like ancient egypt could reach such a pinnacle of engineering and construction.. Yet they would be too stupid to plant their own crops? I just don't buy it.
-ChriS
Originally posted by kidflash2008
reply to post by warrenb
The truth is it is not known when agriculture actually started. This find pushes the date further down a little. If they ever do a thorough study of the underwater ruins around the world, they may find agriculture started 20,000 to 20,000 years ago or beyond.
Originally posted by malcr Now you've gone and done it. That is one area of research (in the bleedin obvious category) that established science does not want to do.
Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
ScienceDaily (June 9, 2009) — More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stoney ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, University of Michigan researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes...Its surface is relatively unspoiled, unlike coastal areas where scientists believe other archeological sites exist. These coastal sites would now be deeply covered in sediment, so they're often considered lost forever.www.sciencedaily.com...