Cyril Darlington, “Chromosome Botany; and the Origin of Cultivated Plants”, 1963 was a botany book on the 11,000 BP (Before Present year) origin of “cultivated plants” and was the topic of an earlier blog post.
Here I present: Peter Bellwood, “First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies”, 2005 a book on the origin of “food systems”. Two “food systems” are presented in the book: 1. “Hunter-gather”; and, 2. “Gardener-herder” food systems.
“Hunter-gathers” would “find caves” to stay in. Hunter-gathers (in search of food to eat) moved from location-to-locations. “Gardener-herders” would “build huts” to stay in. Gardener-herders on farmland raised “crops” & “livestock” to eat; and, did not move around.
Jean Bottera, “The Oldest Cuisine in the World“, 2011 was the topic of an earlier blog post. In this post I noted the “Yale Culinary Tablets” of 1730 BC is the oldest cookbook in written history.