Choose one of the two options:

Option 1: Why did people begin farming? Discuss at least two of the major theories for the origins of agriculture and their strengths and weaknesses.

Course Objectives Examined: 5, 6, 7

Option 2: If you had enough time, money, and energy for three field seasons of excavation to learn about the origins of agriculture, where would you work, what would you look for, and how would you do it?

Course Objectives Examined: 3, 4, 5