{"id":200948,"date":"2025-04-23T16:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/anthropology\/ashes-to-acres-anthropology-net\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:19:23","slug":"ashes-to-acres-anthropology-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=200948","title":{"rendered":"Ashes to Acres &#8211; Anthropology.net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Neolithic Revolution has long been framed as a triumph of human ingenuity\u2014the dawn of agriculture, of domestic animals, of sedentary villages. But what if this turning point wasn\u2019t planned at all? What if it began as an act of survival?<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1092\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1092,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1990607,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/161975521?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09562f58-bdf0-4214-9f1a-e40583133536_2880x2160.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Remains of a large Neolithic settlement on alluvial soil in the Motza Valley. Credit: Amos Frumkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>A recent study by Prof. Amos Frumkin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers a different lens. Published in the <\/span><em><span>Journal of Soils and Sediments<\/span><\/em><span>, the research proposes that widespread wildfires and hillslope erosion\u2014not cultural innovation alone\u2014may have created the ecological conditions that forced people to abandon foraging and begin farming across the southern Levant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The shift, Frumkin argues, wasn\u2019t just a matter of discovery. It was a response to catastrophe.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThese fires likely removed vast tracts of vegetation,\u201d Frumkin writes.<\/span><br \/><span>\u201cThis led to severe soil degradation on hillslopes and the accumulation of fertile soil in valley basins\u2014ideal locations for early farming communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Frumkin\u2019s team stitched together data from an unusual cross-section of the Earth: lakebeds, speleothems in caves, Dead Sea levels, and sediment cores from ancient soils. Each layer told part of the story. The most telling signal? Micro-charcoal embedded in lake sediments and cave formations dating to around 8,200 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg\" width=\"674\" height=\"1676\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/d714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1676,&quot;width&quot;:674,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:582744,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/161975521?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd714a3e3-0ff2-437c-b736-574de49306d8_674x1676.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">A) Entrance to Har Nof Cave, where a stalagmite was studied for insights into environmental change&#8221; (Photo: Amos Frumkin) B) Scanning the Stalactite Cave in Har Nof, Jerusalem(Photo: Amos Frumkin) C) Mapping the Stalactite Cave at Har Nof: Cross-Section and Plan View&#8221;(Map: Boaz Langford). Credit: Amos Frumkin and Boaz Langford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This period aligns with the 8.2 kiloyear event\u2014a dramatic climate dip tied to changes in solar radiation and monsoon circulation. In the Levant, it triggered intense, dry thunderstorms. Lightning strikes set the parched hills ablaze, torching forests and grasslands across what\u2019s now Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur findings point to an intense period of natural wildfires and vegetation collapse caused by increased lightning during the early Holocene,\u201d said Frumkin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fires were not isolated. They coincided with other disruptions: falling Dead Sea levels, shifts in carbon and strontium isotopes, and evidence of soil movement from uplands to lowlands.<\/p>\n<p>After the fires, the hills became unstable. Without roots to hold the earth, soil washed downslope during rains, accumulating in the valleys\u2014low-lying, water-rich areas that became, quite literally, the cradle of agriculture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"975\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/abe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:975,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1074986,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/161975521?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabe80df2-cd02-4bfc-ae88-a74f97662414_1840x1232.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Rock terrain in the Ofra area, within which material eroded from the surface became trapped. Credit: Amos Frumkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The soil deposits in these basins were rich, reworked, and thick\u2014prime ground for Neolithic settlements. Archaeological surveys show that many of the region\u2019s earliest farming villages clustered along these alluvial fans and floodplains, especially in the Jordan Valley.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNeolithic settlements in the southern Levant clustered over thick reworked soil deposits,\u201d the study notes. \u201cThese soils, derived from eroded hillsides, offered both fertility and access to water\u2014key ingredients for early agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"963\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:963,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:309827,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/161975521?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F724be8c8-4148-492e-acda-96fcf90b4cba_1280x963.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Rock terrain in the Ofra area, within which material eroded from the surface became trapped. Credit: Amos Frumkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This geography of settlement suggests that farming didn\u2019t begin where it was easiest to live\u2014but where it was possible to survive.<\/p>\n<p>The popular narrative of the Neolithic often centers on progress. Humans, it is said, chose to sow, plant, domesticate. But Frumkin\u2019s work adds a different voice to the chorus: adaptation, not ambition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t a gradual cultural shift,\u201d Frumkin argues. \u201cIt was a response to environmental collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In this version of prehistory, farming wasn\u2019t a brilliant idea. It was what came after the forests fell and the hills began to bleed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"886\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:886,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:296739,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/161975521?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70734838-045d-447e-98f2-a1be4455855f_1280x886.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Rock terrain in the Ofra area, within which material eroded from the surface became trapped. Credit: Amos Frumkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Archaeological layers show clear traces of this transformation. Flint tools give way to sickles. Storage pits emerge. Animal bones shift in species and age profile, reflecting herding. What\u2019s missing is the gradual buildup that would mark a purely human-engineered transition.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the idea that climate change reshapes civilizations is no longer academic. But Frumkin\u2019s study is a reminder that environmental crises have shaped humanity before\u2014and may do so again.<\/p>\n<p>His reconstruction of early Holocene southern Levant is not a romantic one. It\u2019s a picture of charred ground, thinning forests, and collapsing ecosystems. Yet it\u2019s also a story of resilience\u2014of how humans, faced with fire and flood, turned ash into grain.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAgriculture and settlement patterns were likely shaped by necessity, not just innovation,\u201d the paper concludes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This reframing does not diminish the Neolithic\u2014it complicates it. Farming was not simply the birth of civilization. It was a way through crisis. And perhaps, a fragile one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span>Rosen, A. M. (2007). <\/span><em>Civilizing Climate: Social Responses to Climate Change in the Ancient Near East<\/em><span>. Rowman Altamira.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>Weiss, H., &amp; Bradley, R. S. (2001). <\/span><em>What drives societal collapse?<\/em><span> Science, 291(5504), 609\u2013610. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.291.5504.609<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>Bar-Yosef, O. (2011). <\/span><em>Climatic fluctuations and early farming in West Asia<\/em><span>. Current Anthropology, 52(S4), S175\u2013S193. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/658368<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>Maher, L. A., et al. (2011). <\/span><em>Hunter-gatherers and early sedentism in the Jordan Valley<\/em><span>. Journal of Field Archaeology, 36(1), 29\u201342. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1179\/009346911798356793<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Neolithic Revolution has long been framed as a triumph of human ingenuity\u2014the dawn of agriculture, of domestic animals, of sedentary villages. But what if this turning point wasn\u2019t planned at all? What if it began as an act of survival? Remains of a large Neolithic settlement on alluvial soil in the Motza Valley. 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