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To: SunkenCiv
Agriculture is the necessary foundation for civilization.

Not quite. What is required is a food supply steady enough to support 100+ people (likely 5+ families) in one location for the entire year. A nomadic route with fewer than 6 camps that would be completed in a year might also work. The number of places in the world that meet that requirement without agriculture and pastoralism are very few. I believe that as a practical matter supporting more than about 300 people in one location requires a method to store and transport foods, along with foods that store and transport relatively easily.

7 posted on 09/25/2018 3:01:43 PM PDT by Fraxinus (My opinion, worth what you paid.)
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To: Fraxinus
If 100 people make a civilization, which they don't.

8 posted on 09/25/2018 11:43:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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