Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Archaeologists have long debated what caused the neolithic revolution

Archaeologists have long debated what caused the neolithic revolution-the major changes that occurred when large numbers of prehistoric human beings began to give up the nomadic life in favor of settling in villages and farming. One view, the "marginality hypothesis," maintains that early human beings would have lived in regions where the hunting and gathering were best. As populations increased, however, so would competition for resources, leading some people to move to neighboring regions, where domesticating plants and animals would be necessary for survival.

Which of the following, if true, would present the most serious challenge to the marginality hypothesis?

A. The earliest farmers subsisted on diets that consisted of roughly equal proportions of food gathered through agriculture and hunting-and-gathering activities.

B. In the earliest agricultural settlements, the community's crops were often located many miles away from its
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Statistics : Posted by KarishmaB • on 06 Aug 2023, 08:00 • Replies 9 • Views 5996

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