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Emma J Devereux | Ecology & Environment | Plant Science | Nature-Based Agriculture | Evolution & Anthropology

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  • Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming
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Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming

Outlining the beginnings of agriculture 12,000 years ago, the evolution of our most well-known crops through time, how the technology of farming has developed, and the influence of agriculture on the environment around us as well as the evolutionary trajectory of the human species.

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Evolution of Crop Farming IV: Wheat

Evolution of Crop Farming IV: Wheat

Posted by By EcoFoodDev November 15, 2021Posted inAll Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming
by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Evolution of Crop Farming IV: Wheat" , EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/sustainable-crops-the-evolution-genetics-of-wheat/ Wheat is one of the most important economic cereal crops in the world. It…
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Evolution of Crop Farming III: Barley

Evolution of Crop Farming III: Barley

Posted by By EcoFoodDev April 4, 2021Posted inAll Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming
by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Evolution of Crop Farming III: Barley", EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/the-ancient-origins-of-modern-barley/ Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a principal cereal crop grown worldwide. It is used as a…
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How Climate Change Led to Modern Farming

How Climate Change Led to Modern Farming

Posted by By EcoFoodDev March 10, 2021Posted inAll Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming
by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J., (2021) Why Agriculture Happened: How Past Climate Change Events Led to Modern Farming, EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/the-12000-year-grind-extraordinary-evidence-for-climate-change-farming-modern-society-from-10000-bc/ A series of changes in climate occurred during the late Pleistocene…
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Evolution of Crop Farming II: Where modern cereals come from

Evolution of Crop Farming II: Where modern cereals come from

Posted by By EcoFoodDev February 24, 2021Posted inAll Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming
by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J., (2021) Evolution of Crop Farming II: Where modern cereals come from. EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/crop-cultivations-astonishing-age-1000s-of-years-of-change/ What do we mean by “cultivation”? Previously we looked at what is meant by…
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Evolution of Crop Farming I: The Origins of Cereal Domestication

Evolution of Crop Farming I: The Origins of Cereal Domestication

Posted by By EcoFoodDev February 12, 2021Posted inAll Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming
by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J., (2021) Evolution of Crop Farming I: The Origins of Cereal Domestication EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/the-cultivation-domestication-and-spread-of-cereals-the-real-ancient-grains/ We cannot really think about the future of food until we look at where…
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HARVEST: Plant foods in Human Evolution

HARVEST: Plant foods in Human Evolution

Posted by By EcoFoodDev July 8, 2020Posted inAll Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming, Projects
About the HARVEST Project: Plant foods comprise the majority of most human diets, yet the potential importance of these foods in human evolution is often overlooked. Using a behavioral ecology…
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