Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General Editorâ€?S Preface
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Section One: General Principles
  • The Origins Of Agriculture: Prologue
  • The Earliest Farming: Demography As Cause And Consequence
  • The Concept Of Environmental Determinism In Cultural Evolution
  • Section Two: Worldwide Concepts
  • Cultural Evolution In The Old World And The New, Leading To The Beginnings And Spread Of Agriculture
  • A Hypothesis Suggesting A Single Origin Of Agriculture
  • Population Pressure And The Origins Of Agriculture: An Archaeological Example From The Coast Of Peru
  • Alternative Pathways Toward Agriculture Zoological Considerations On The Origins Of Farming And Domestication
  • Environmental Change And The Origin Of Agriculture In The Old And New Worlds
  • Section Three: The Beginnings Of Agriculture In The Old World
  • A Priori Models And Thai Prehistory: A Reconsideration Of The Beginnings Of Agriculture In Southeastern Asia
  • The Origins Of Cereal Agriculture In The Old World
  • Economic Change In Prehistoric Thailand
  • The Indigenous Origins Of Chinese Agriculture
  • Pre-Agricultural Tools For The Preparation Of Foods In The Old World Man, Domestication, And Culture In Southwestern Asia
  • A Model For The Origin Of Agriculture In The Near East
  • Changing Economy In Ancient India
  • The Dynamics Of Agricultural Origins In Palestine: A Theoretical Model
  • Abstract: The Cultural Processes Leading To The Origins Of Agriculture In The Ancient Near East
  • Section Four: The Beginnings Of Agriculture In The New World
  • The Origins Of Zea Mays
  • Why Didnâ€?T The American Indians Domesticate Sheep?
  • The Metate: An Early Grain-Grinding Implement In The New World Our Father The Cayman, Our Mother The Gourd: Spinden Revisited, Or A Unitary Model For The Emergence Of Agriculture In The New World
  • The Beginning Of Agriculture In Central Peru
  • Origins And Distribution Of Plants Domesticated In The New World Tropics
  • Animal Domestication In The Andes
  • Native Plant Husbandry North Of Mexico
  • Section Five: Conclusions
  • Origins Of Agriculture: Discussion And Some Conclusions
  • Section Six: Appendix
  • A Radiocarbon Chronology Relevant To The Origins Of Agriculture Biographical Notes
  • Index Of Names
  • Index Of Subjects