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Agricultural Intensification, Expansion and Trade

In: Paleoeconomics

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  • Ola Olsson

    (University of Gothenburg)

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In this chapter, I review evidence of changing patterns of reproduction and new trends in health and demography after the transition to sedentary farming, using the Anatolian megasite Catalhöyük as one example. I consider the incentives for farmers to leave the core and settle the periphery with a particular focus on trends in climate. I also give an overview of the initial spread of farming from Anatolia to northwestern Europe and the spread of the Chinese agricultural package throughout East Asia. I then elaborate on economic theories of exchange and assess the archaeological evidence of trade in obsidian and other goods.

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  • Ola Olsson, 2024. "Agricultural Intensification, Expansion and Trade," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 10, pages 209-235, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-52784-5_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52784-5_10
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