The domestication of plants and animals was one of the greatest
steps forward taken by mankind. Although it was first achieved long
ago, we still need to know what led to it and how, and even when,
it took place. Only when we have this understanding will we be able
to appreciate fully the important social and economic consequences
of this step. Even more important, an understanding of this
achievement is basic to any insight into modern man's relationship
to his habitat. In the last decade or two a change in methods of
investigating these events has taken place, due to the mutual
realization by archaeologists and natural scientists that each held
part of the key and neither alone had the whole. Inevitably,
perhaps, the floodgate that was opened has resulted in a spate of
new knowledge, which is scattered in the form of specialist reports
in diverse journals. This volume results from presentations at the
Institute of Archaeology, London University, discussing the
domestication and exploitation of plants and animals. Workers in
the archaeological, anthropological, and biological fields
attempted to bridge the gap between their respective disciplines
through personal contact and discussion. Modern techniques and the
result of their application to the classical problems of
domestication, selection, and spread of cereals and of cattle were
discussed, but so were comparable problems in plants and animals
not previously considered in this context. Although there were
differing opinions on taxonomic classification, the editors have
standardized and simplified the usage throughout this book. In
particular, they have omitted references to authorities and adopted
the binomial classification for both botanical and zoological
names. They followed this procedure in all cases except where
sub-specific differences are discussed and also standardized
orthography of sites.
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