There have been other localized examples of early agriculture reported in Egypt and now Israel. The trick is to know what to look for which is the importance of this study. Hunter-Gatherer (HG) groups needed an extensive knowledge of the flora of the area they were in, otherwise they could easily poison themselves. It really isn't so hard to imagine that they would use this knowledge to identify those plants which were super useful to their survival and from there it is but a short step to trying to grow them rather than gather them But. You need a stable climate. Too much rain is as bad as too little. Too much sun is as bad as too little. Moreover you need to be in an area which is capable of supporting your group to the point that you see no reason to move on. And, you also need to not be continually pressed by other groups looking to move in.
Once you have attained those conditions the reasons for cultivating in one spot rather than gathering from the local environment are obvious. You lessen your exposure to predators. However, the process is always tenuous and we see even today that seasonal rains often fail with dire consequences for the inhabitants.
Life was precarious back into the Pleistocene. Our ancestors were not stupid in the modern dipshit republicunt asshole, sense of the word but their intelligence was geared to survival. I've often wondered how long any of us would last were we suddenly dropped back into that environment. I imagine we would quickly end up as sabre-tooth cat shit lying by the side of a trail.
Once you have attained those conditions the reasons for cultivating in one spot rather than gathering from the local environment are obvious. You lessen your exposure to predators. However, the process is always tenuous and we see even today that seasonal rains often fail with dire consequences for the inhabitants.
Life was precarious back into the Pleistocene. Our ancestors were not stupid in the modern dipshit republicunt asshole, sense of the word but their intelligence was geared to survival. I've often wondered how long any of us would last were we suddenly dropped back into that environment. I imagine we would quickly end up as sabre-tooth cat shit lying by the side of a trail.
