Evolution of Ancient African Society

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"The transition from hunter-gatherers to settled agricultural communities was a natural progression for African society, resulting mostly from increasing population densities and cultural exchange. As population densities slowly rose, people gravitated into exploitation of certain plant and animal species. Although agriculture is a relatively easy economy to transition into, it is rare for groups to return to hunting and gathering once the agricultural lifestyle is assumed. Thus sedentary communities developed, a characteristic of which was the gendered division of labor.

Although population density is a major factor in the economic transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, a "prime mover" may have initiated increases in population that favored agriculture. Theoretical models that subscribe to the.."

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