The Transition to Agricultural Production in India

Murphy, Charlene; Fuller, Dorian Q.

doi:10.1002/9781119055280.ch22

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“…Regarding type of use, species in lineages classed as edible were identified with the highest PD, they represent the majority (97 %) of species and belong to diverse lineages thus reflecting evolutionary heterogeneity. It has been documented that the diversity of edible plants is related to biocultural processes as well as ecological variation ( Carvalho and Barata 2016 ; Murphy and Fuller 2016 ). In the Province of the Gulf of Mexico, 15 ethnic groups and variation in vegetation exists; therefore, it was expected that many plant groups are eaten or utilized as condiment or for wrapping food.…”

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Wild and cultivated comestible plant species in the Gulf of Mexico: phylogenetic patterns and convergence of type of use

Díaz-Toribio,

de-Nova,

Piedra-Malagón

et al. 2023

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With a database of approximately 500 comestible plants of the Province of the Gulf of Mexico inMesoamerica, phylogenetic analyses are conducted to identify convergence and phylogenetic signal of type of use and significant clustering in the resulting phylogenetic trees. Analyses considered type of management (wild/managed vs cultivated), type of use (edible, condiment, for wrapping food) and organ utilized. Elevated phylogenetic diversity and signal is expected for wild comestible taxa, indicating that peoples are using lineages across the angiosperm tree for food, resulting in broadness in diet and use of their regional resources. Main results are: 1) condiment species were identified in groups with elevated phylogenetic signal; 2) hot nodes for lineages utilized for wrapping food were found in many monocot groups as well as in epiphytes of cloud forests with leathery leaves; 3) edible taxa were identified with the highest significant clustering restricted to certain branches in the phylogeny; 4) wild and cultivated edible plants belong to identical lineages with replacement of species, implying that same plant groups known for their comestible benefits are substituted by species distributed in the Province; 5) wild vs cultivated lineages for condiment are different. Most food species in the Province belong to four families: Fabaceae, Cactaceae, Solanaceae, and Asparagaceae. Analyses discovered underutilized wild species in identical clades to managed/cultivated taxa that can be studied further to identify cultivation practices. Results suggest that people are utilizing different lineages in the angiosperm tree available locally, for particular uses, like condiment or for wrapping food. Evidence can be used to study further undervalued edible species closely related to the most common food taxa as well as for bioprospection of their nutritional content.

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Wild and cultivated comestible plant species in the Gulf of Mexico: phylogenetic patterns and convergence of type of use

Díaz-Toribio,

de-Nova,

Piedra-Malagón

et al. 2023

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Ancient Agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent

Korisettar¹

2020

A Companion to Ancient Agriculture

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Reconsidering Archaeological and Environmental Proxies for Long Term Human-Environment Interactions in the Valley of Kashmir

Spate

2019

Socio-Environmental Dynamics Along the Historical Silk Road

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As response to climate change becomes an ever present issue, considerations of human-environment interactions in the past have moved beyond deterministic notions of climatically driven cycles of social expansion and collapse to more complex examinations of anthropogenic effects upon environments, as well as the transformative effects environmental change has upon human societies. The entanglement between these processes may be explored through a number of theoretical frameworks, including Niche Construction Theory (NCT) and other notions of human resilience. The Valley of Kashmir in the northernmost region of South Asia presents an opportunity for examining a number of these processes. This paper aims to synthesise past archaeological and Holocene palaeoclimate data, as well as review past interpretations of human responses to climate factors in Kashmir. Arguments are raised for new theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding human-environment interactions in the valley, based on recent studies from Kashmir and adjacent regions. These approaches aim to address gaps in understanding arising from poorly resolved environmental records or uncritical integration of archaeological and palaeoclimate data. Some early conclusions may be drawn as to ways in which differentiated land use patterns across the valley and adjacent mountain zones would have allowed for long term patterns of adjustment and reorganisation as a response to climate pressures. New preliminary data that has the potential for exploring some of these processes in the valley is also presented. Keywords Kashmir • Neolithic • Kushan • Climate change • Holocene Niche construction theory (NCT) M. Spate (B)

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The Transition to Agricultural Production in India

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

Wild and cultivated comestible plant species in the Gulf of Mexico: phylogenetic patterns and convergence of type of use

Wild and cultivated comestible plant species in the Gulf of Mexico: phylogenetic patterns and convergence of type of use

Ancient Agriculture in the Indian Subcontinent

Reconsidering Archaeological and Environmental Proxies for Long Term Human-Environment Interactions in the Valley of Kashmir

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