Climate Change and the Origins of Agriculture in Western Asia
@ University of Chicago Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Wednesday, April 4th, from 7PM - 8:45PM
The Oriental Institute Lecture Series organized by the University of Chicago brings notable scholars from around the country and abroad as they present on new breakthroughs, unique perspectives, and innovative research applications related to the Ancient Middle East.
THE BRAIDWOOD VISITING SCHOLAR LECTURE: Climate Change and the Origins of Agriculture in Western Asia: A Story of Risk, Resilience, and Sustainable Foraging During Cycles of Wet and Dry Conditions
Presented by Arlene M. Rosen, Aprofessor of Anthropology, Director of the Environmental Archaeology Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin
Cold/dry climatic forcing is often cited as a direct cause of the origins 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.
6:30-7:00 p.m. Pre Lecture Tour/Registration
7:00-8:00 p.m. Presentation and discussion
8:00-8:45 p.m. Reception
If you cannot attend a lecture in person, you can still watch full-length recorded lectures at your convenience on youtube.com/jameshenrybreasted.
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