After thoroughly reading the article by Jared Diamond I agree with his position regarding agriculture. I believe that though agriculture paved the way for technological advancement, fine arts, and globalization among other things, it has also brought a multitude of problems to society. The negative impact it has had on our society most certainly outweighs the few benefits that it has presented.
Diamond has a point when he states that agriculture was what first initiated the commencement of a stratified society. Anthropological evidence has uncovered Greek tombs at Mycenae c. 1500 B.C. indicating that the skeletal remains of the elites exhibited less tooth decay and about a two to three-inch height difference than the rest of the population.
Diamond has a point when he states that agriculture was what first initiated the commencement of a stratified society. Anthropological evidence has uncovered Greek tombs at Mycenae c. 1500 B.C. indicating that the skeletal remains of the elites exhibited less tooth decay and about a two to three-inch height difference than the rest of the population.