The Kung and the Neolithic Revolution

The !Kung and the Neolithic Revolution In life for humans there is a constant need for food to survive. For some cultures this need for food can be a great problem for them and therefore they must spend almost all their time searching for food. Depending on how one gets food this situation can be averted and finding food can no longer be as much of a problem as it once was. In the Kalahari …

…the option of mediation to settle disputes. However, it also had losses such a loss of generosity and dependence on each other. Also, it brought sexism in as a problem for society. The !Kung San had taken a brave step along the evolutionary ladder and their culture was threatened by many changes after the Neolithic revolution. Based on Dr.Lee’s studies the advantages of the Neolithic revolution are equal to the number of disadvantages.