Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 627-631 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Current anthropology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
- Archaeology