The Ascent of Man
Episode 02 - The Harvest of the Seasons. This episode explains early human migration, agriculture, the introduction of tools, and the domestication of animals. Jacob Bronowski follows Iran's Bakhtiari tribe, which migrates as it did 10,000 years ago; and visits the ancient city of Jericho, where village agriculture began. He also looks at the evolution of the wheel and the plow, and an ancient horseback game in Afghanistan. The cultivation of wheat, which led to the domestication of animals, is observed in detail.
| Episode 02 - The Harvest of the Seasons |
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| Agriculture - wikipedia Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinals and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. |
| Stories from the Stone Age This tries to explain how humans could change their way of life from nomadic hunter-gatherers living in small groups to farmers living in large societies. |
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