![]() If you're wondering "hm I wonder what would have been like in that scenario" Kavanagh's got it covered, with extremely educated speculations on politico-economic, military, and religious development, its effects on local ecology, farming and trade, clothing, and daily life. The amount of attention to detail and research really shines through in this amazing book, half pseudo-nonfiction history book and half-novel, about an alternate history where a random (and lavishly explained) genetic mutation in a certain type of native yam leads to its cultivation and the development of increasingly complex settled societies. I googled it, found this, and was blown away. Venturing out of my normal fare with this slightly odd book, but I'm certainly glad I did.Īfter reading Dark Emu, I found myself wondering about the main thesis of this book one day - what if geological conditions had been different and created a chain reaction that led to the development of agricultural settled societies in pre-contact Australia like in Mesopotamia, Egypt, or the Indus Valley? - and thought I'd look to see if anyone had written anything about it. ![]()
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