Innovations, food storage and the origins of agriculture
Summary. The paper argues that nomadic hunter-gatherers transitioned to sedentary agriculture by building on existing skills in foraging, pottery, and food storage. As their tool kits grew heavier and more diverse, settling in one place became practical. Sedentarism then enabled specialization in the very activities that had burdened them—plant cultivation and food storage—ultimately driving the global emergence of agriculture.
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Saulieu, G. D., & Testart, A.. (2015). Innovations, food storage and the origins of agriculture. Environmental Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.1179/1749631414y.0000000061
Saulieu, Geoffroy de, and Alain Testart. “Innovations, food storage and the origins of agriculture.” Environmental Archaeology, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1179/1749631414y.0000000061.
Saulieu, Geoffroy de, and Alain Testart. 2015. “Innovations, food storage and the origins of agriculture.” Environmental Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.1179/1749631414y.0000000061.
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- food-systems, innovation-theory
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- 2026-04-28