Food exchange networks in ancient agrarian societies, Eastern Mediterranean

Resource System
Coupled Agroecosystems
Resource Units
Subsistence agricultural crops

This is a diachronic case study emphasizing general properties of agricultural production and exchange over 10,000 years of agricultural production in the Eastern Mediterranean. Emphasis is placed on changing relationships between farmers and the individuals and institutions responsible for maintaining food-exchange networks and ensuring equitable distribution of food in times of subsistence crisis.