• Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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    5 months ago

    The loss of roaming territory to the sedentary oppressors might also have something to do with the transition.

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      Right, that’s what I mean. Agricultural societies were likely better organized and more populous and so better able to defend and expel rivals from their lands. Foragers were forced into increasingly marginal lands over time, and all forager societies today exist on land that is essentially unsuited for agriculture, which is the only reason they have survived to this day.