Agricultural Intensification, Expansion and Trade

Ola Olsson ()
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Ola Olsson: University of Gothenburg

Chapter 10 in Paleoeconomics, 2024, pp 209-235 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, I review evidence of changing patterns of reproduction and new trends in health and demography after the transition to sedentary farming, using the Anatolian megasite Catalhöyük as one example. I consider the incentives for farmers to leave the core and settle the periphery with a particular focus on trends in climate. I also give an overview of the initial spread of farming from Anatolia to northwestern Europe and the spread of the Chinese agricultural package throughout East Asia. I then elaborate on economic theories of exchange and assess the archaeological evidence of trade in obsidian and other goods.

Keywords: Reproduction; Health; Demography; Agricultural expansion; Agricultural intensification; Climate change; Comparative advantage; Exchange; Specialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52784-5_10

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