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Problem

1. First, how to most current archaeologists explain plant and animal domestication? What are some of the key consequences of domestication and sedentism for human ways of life?

Second, share one thing you didn't already talk about that you thought was really interesting from this week's materials. Why was it so interesting to you?

Your post must be written in your own words. Remember to name your sources. If you summarize something from the textbook, you can say, "according to our textbook." However, if you use quotes from the textbook or any other source, be sure to put them in quotation marks, state where they are from, and include the page number.

Your initial post (2 paragraphs) is due by Thursday at midnigh

2. First, describe the elements of social complexity that are exhibited in Cahokia. Second, explain the problems with the concept of "progress" (discussed in the mini-lecture). How is "progress" different from how anthropologists define "social complexity"?

Your post must be written in your own words. Remember to name your sources. If you summarize something from the textbook, you can say, "according to our textbook." However, if you use quotes from the textbook or any other source, be sure to put them in quotation marks, state where they are from, and include the page number.