Really nice comment here. I was already aware of some of it, but it was interesting to see some sources given and numbers run. I will say, though, that all land is not equal, so scratch gardening could definitely be productive in key areas. This would explain how early Eurasian tribes were able to develop without ploughs; they would find…
Really nice comment here. I was already aware of some of it, but it was interesting to see some sources given and numbers run. I will say, though, that all land is not equal, so scratch gardening could definitely be productive in key areas. This would explain how early Eurasian tribes were able to develop without ploughs; they would find a good area, work the land, forage and hunt while the crops grew, then harvest and move on. Horticultural, "hoe" gardeners could be remarkably advanced compared to foragers, while people who reached the level of plough agriculturalists generally invented few new technologies.
That was what I wanted to say. You get into the quality of the soil, the amount of precipitation, and the ambient temperature. Africa gets a lot more sunlight than Northern Europe.
Really nice comment here. I was already aware of some of it, but it was interesting to see some sources given and numbers run. I will say, though, that all land is not equal, so scratch gardening could definitely be productive in key areas. This would explain how early Eurasian tribes were able to develop without ploughs; they would find a good area, work the land, forage and hunt while the crops grew, then harvest and move on. Horticultural, "hoe" gardeners could be remarkably advanced compared to foragers, while people who reached the level of plough agriculturalists generally invented few new technologies.
That was what I wanted to say. You get into the quality of the soil, the amount of precipitation, and the ambient temperature. Africa gets a lot more sunlight than Northern Europe.