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    During the Stone Age, people lived as hunter-gatherers, following animals and gathering plant foods. Men hunted large game while women gathered nuts, seeds and berries. Their nomadic lifestyle limited population growth, and infanticide was sometimes used for population control. In the Bronze Age, agriculture became crucial in the Levant region, though archaeological evidence provides an incomplete picture of farming practices. During the Iron Age, people depended on farming for survival, growing crops like wheat and barley and keeping livestock. Iron tools and weapons replaced bronze due to iron's strength.

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    During the Stone Age, people lived as hunter-gatherers, following animals and gathering plant foods. Men hunted large game while women gathered nuts, seeds and berries. Their nomadic lifestyle limited population growth, and infanticide was sometimes used for population control. In the Bronze Age, agriculture became crucial in the Levant region, though archaeological evidence provides an incomplete picture of farming practices. During the Iron Age, people depended on farming for survival, growing crops like wheat and barley and keeping livestock. Iron tools and weapons replaced bronze due to iron's strength.

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    During the Stone Age, people lived as hunter-gatherers, following animals and gathering plant foods. Men hunted large game while women gathered nuts, seeds and berries. Their nomadic lifestyle limited population growth, and infanticide was sometimes used for population control. In the Bronze Age, agriculture became crucial in the Levant region, though archaeological evidence provides an incomplete picture of farming practices. During the Iron Age, people depended on farming for survival, growing crops like wheat and barley and keeping livestock. Iron tools and weapons replaced bronze due to iron's strength.

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    Agriculture during the Stone Age:

    The Old-stone age, also known as the Paleolithic era, occurred from about
    2.6 million to 10,000 years ago.
    It began when Australopithecus, a human ancestor, made the first stone
    tool and ended with the agricultural revolution.
    During this time, people were hunter-gatherers or foragers. They lived a
    nomadic lifestyle and followed big game and other sources of food. The
    men worked together to hunt large animals and bring their carcasses back
    to their families while women were responsible for gathering. They
    gathered nuts, seeds, berries, and insects, they also gathered sea food
    when it was available.
    Although we believe that these nomads followed specific gender roles,
    gender inequality seems to be a concept of more modern invent. While
    meat from the hunt was the most coveted food, the gathered food may
    have consisted of up to 80% of these peoples’ diets. It also sustained the
    community when the hunt was unsuccessful.
    Their populations were limited by their lifestyle. These people stayed with
    extended family for hunting and protection, but had to stay in small enough
    groups that the land could support them. Luckily, pregnancy and nursing
    would take 3-4 years with each child, which meant there were 3-4 years
    between subsequent births. Unfortunately, there is evidence that these
    peoples resorted to infanticide as a means of population control.

    Agriculture during Bronze Age:


    Bronze Age agriculture of the Levant is reflected in archaeological as well
    as in textual sources. These sources are rich and manifold, which
    corresponds to the fact that agriculture, was crucial for the Levant during
    the Bronze Age. However, it has to be stated that many aspects of Bronze
    Age Levantine agriculture are not reflected by archaeological remains or by
    ancient texts. Therefore, the change of settlement patterns in the course of
    time is an important source to reconstruct the dynamics of ancient
    agriculture. Next to archaeological, iconographical, and written sources, we
    have ethnological surveys, which are crucial for our understanding of
    Bronze Age agriculture in the Levant. Traded agricultural products always
    provide knowledge on the economic emphases of ancient societies,
    beyond reflecting the required mechanisms of technology and labor
    organization in agriculture. Of particular interest will be to connect future
    research on ancient Levantine agriculture with environmental questions.

    Agriculture during Iron Age:


    The iron age people were mostly farmers and they depended on farming
    for their survival. They used innovative tools to cultivate crops such as
    wheat, barley, peas, beans and grains. Cooking tools were also invented
    such as metal cauldrons and vessels. They used these cooking utensils to
    cook food such as stews, soups and porridge. People during this age also
    learned to make bread, they kept cattle like cows, sheep and pigs for milk
    and meat. Cows and sheep were the most important since they could make
    dairy products from milk and used their hide and wool for clothing. During
    this age the best weapons and tools were made from iron and steel through
    which they made great achievements and advanced in the field of farming
    and expanded their civilization called Celts.
    During this era, iron tools and weapons became very popular with new
    inventions and techniques gave rise to a better lifestyle by making farming
    easier and more effective. The need for stronger technology led to
    replacing bronze with iron tools because much stronger than bronze tools
    through the process of repeated heating and hammering. Iron when
    heated, can be shaped into various desirable shapes which made ir
    convenient for people to use it for different purposes.

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