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  1. Jan 2026
    1. So, at some point between about ten thousand years ago and about seven thousand years ago, there seems to have been a gradual shift in which some people in relatively abundant regions such as river valleys began first cultivating food plants near their camps of villages, and then in several regions began altering the plants to make them more productive.

      before said times what did people do when they needed certain resources and couldn't get them.

    2. The native cultures of the Northeastern woodlands were generally egalitarian. They weren't necessarily peaceful: bands or tribes often fought each other. But they also incorporated captives into their societies, choosing between either killing captives immediately or adopting them as full members of their bands.

      I believe its interesting that if they dint kill the people they adopted them how would them chose which member was viable and which member wasn't

    1. The significance of these carts is that they would have enabled people to venture out onto the steppe, carrying larger water supplies in ceramic pots or animal skins than they could carry on foot or horseback.

      people back then use to carry the steer and good on their backs which is so interesting to note how long it would take them to reach their destination

    1. In the ancient, prehistoric world, the human population would have been much smaller and may have been much more spread out. It seems reasonable to assume that, as they tend to today,

      with the human population being smaller humans wouldn't make that much interaction if they chose to stay within their people.