Yes, the beer theory! It keeps coming up... It might be right... But most times you hear it, it's not even wrong: it's useless. Why? Because the mystery about the origins of agriculture is not about "the origins of barley". The mystery is about the near-simultaneous origins of farming around the world. Any "beer" theory of farming should account for barley and rice (easy) but also potatoes, maize, taro, millet, and so forth.
The character Maharet in the Anne Rice Vampire chronicles claimed that Agriculture started when we discovered beer......
I am guessing the climate change model is more accurate.
Yes, the beer theory! It keeps coming up... It might be right... But most times you hear it, it's not even wrong: it's useless. Why? Because the mystery about the origins of agriculture is not about "the origins of barley". The mystery is about the near-simultaneous origins of farming around the world. Any "beer" theory of farming should account for barley and rice (easy) but also potatoes, maize, taro, millet, and so forth.
Has someone tried?