Ian Hodder's approach to the origins of agriculture in Europe proposes that it entailed
a. the development of agriculture in the nuclear zone as people become increasingly inclined to the idea of domestication.
b. an increasing emphasis on the human control and domination of nature, in response to a combination with both natural and social mechanisms.
c. settlement of marginal areas due expanding human populations, leading to domestication as people planted seed crops outside of their native range.
d. a fundamental shift in the worldview of people prior to the Neolithic revolution.
e. the need for people to produce a surplus to meet the demands of local kin leaders.
b
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