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SUMMARY:The Transition Revisited: Exploring the Culinary Origins of Agricu
 lture in Southwest Asia - Amaia Arranz-Otaegui\, University of the Basque 
 Country
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DTEND:20251127T173000Z
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CONTACT:Akshyeta Suryanarayan
DESCRIPTION:How did food shape one of the most transformative shifts in hu
 man history? This talk explores the transition to agriculture in Southwes
 t Asia\, the Fertile Crescent\, through the lens of food and archaeobotani
 cal research. We will journey from the last hunter-gatherers of the Epipal
 aeolithic period to the first farming communities of the Pre-Pottery Neoli
 thic (c. 23\,000–10\,000 BP). Drawing on recent archaeobotanical evidenc
 e\, including preserved remains of prepared meals\, we will examine how ea
 rly food practices influenced social\, economic\, and technological develo
 pments. Topics will include shifting diets\, from the long-term importance
  of root foods to the increasing reliance on the so-called “Founder Crop
 s\,” as well as the origins of universal staples such as bread and their
  role in both hunter-gatherer and early farming societies. Ultimately\, th
 is talk highlights how food practices were embedded in daily life and shap
 ed the transition to agriculture\, transforming not only diets and economi
 es\, but humanity itself.\n\nThe link to join the lecture online is here: 
 https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3693237776111?p=raZyEwVDtKHkBu2fP9
LOCATION:McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room
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