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    2.2 - Why Shift to Agriculture? - World History 1 - The Ancient and Medieval World - Obsidian Publish
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    1. abdulahijama 07 Sep 2025
      The succeeding culture, named after its own distinctive pottery style, the Bell Beaker, has been discovered to be about 70% Yamnaya in its ancestry. Percentages of ancestry vary quite a bit, by region; showing that there was quite a bit of chance involved in these meetings of natives and immigrants.

      This passage shows that the Bell Beaker culture was largely descended from the Yamnaya people, with about 70% of their ancestry coming from them. It also notes that ancestry percentages differed by region, suggesting random variation in how native and immigrant groups mixed.

    2. abdulahijama 07 Sep 2025
      Although archaeology shows that there were definitely many small bands of nomadic hunter gatherers struggling to survive in remote and barren regions of the ancient world (like the ancestors of the Beringians, whose 29,000 year old camps have been found in Siberia), it's probable that most people would have preferred to live in "rich" environments like temperate river valleys.

      This passage explains that while some ancient people lived in harsh, remote areas, most likely chose richer, more comfortable environments. It contrasts survival in barren regions with the preference for fertile river valleys.

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