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Arlene M. Rosen | Climate Change and the Origins of Agriculture in Western Asia

Presented by Arlene M. Rosen, Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Environmental Archaeology Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin Cold/dry climatic foraging is often cited as a direct cause of the origin of agriculture in western Asia. However, this does not fit with the lack of evidence for cultivation in the Natufian period. Microbotanical analyses suggest late Pleistocene foragers were resilient risk-adverse foragers during cold/dry episodes, allowing the continuity of forager lifeways. Foragers only took risks with collection and low-level cultivation of a smaller range of productive plant resources such as wild cereals during times of warm/wet, stable climates. This Braidwood Visiting Scholar lecture is free and available to the public. To become a member of the Oriental Institute, please visit: http://bit.ly/2AWGgF7