Hilly Flanks hypothesis

(noun)

The theory that agriculture began in the hilly flanks of the Taurus and Zagros mountains, where the climate was not drier, and fertile land supported a variety of plants and animals amenable to domestication.

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Examples of Hilly Flanks hypothesis in the following topics:

  • The Neolithic Revolution

    • The Hilly Flanks hypothesis, proposed by Robert Braidwood in 1948, suggests that agriculture began in the hilly flanks of the Taurus and Zagros mountains, where the climate was not drier, as Childe had believed, and that fertile land supported a variety of plants and animals amenable to domestication.

  • Urban Planning in the Greek High Classical Period

    • The agora stretched the length of six city blocks and was flanked on its southern side by the Temple of Zeus.
    • The plan of Priene follows the rational grid plan established by Hippodamus and demonstrates its function, even when laid over the rocky and hilly terrain.

  • African and Asian Origins

    • The two main southward routes proposed for human migration are down the Pacific coast or by way of an interior passage (Mackenzie Corridor) along the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains.
    • According to the Recent African Origin hypothesis, a small group of early humans living in East Africa migrated northeast, possibly to escape adverse conditions or to search for food.