Description
The journey to the rise of civilization began 10,000 years ago in the Near East with the Neolithic Revolution, when humans embarked on the transformation from mobile-dispersed hunter-gatherers to settled village farmers. Humans domesticated plants and animals and they, in turn, became a domesticated species. The lecture will cover the research, the theories, and the process of dealing with this second transformation of the human career. We will take a detailed look at Jericho, the best documented Neolithic site. For other classes in the Revolution series, see class #658 and #701.