Monday, January 14, 2013

Video Segment: Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Complexity

Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Complexity

Although historians have long tended to view the transition to agriculture as a story of "progress," life in agricultural societies was often more difficult and more labor-intensive than in foraging and gathering societies. This segment examines the story of the "agricultural revolution" in terms of both its costs and its advantages for humans.

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