Ancient Civilisations
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By Jani Liggins, U.K., October 2002
Significant social and technological factors in the transition from late Neolithic to early Bronze civilisations
There are number of features which are common to the transitions of the four major civilisations from the late Neolithic to the early Bronze period, all of which reflect various gradual but significant changes in technology, agriculture, development of language and socio-cultural practices such as trade and migration. In Neolithic cultures, for instance, the great majority of the population were farmers, and there was no strict divide between different classes. There were arable settlements, and domestication of animals, although the sophistication of agricultural techniques varied from region to region. Settlements tend to be insular, isolated and for the most part self-sufficient, since the transport and communication facilities which characterised later periods had not yet been developed. However, by the end of the Neolithic period these settlements had achieved comparatively effective forms of farming leading to balanced sustenance, and were able to make and use a wide variety of tools and implements.
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