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Can you provide an example of physical (skeletal) evidence of a sedentary/farming lifestyle from archaeological findings?

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Physical skeletal evidence like changes in bone structure found in archaeological sites indicates a shift to a sedentary farming lifestyle during the Neolithic period, alongside other stratigraphic changes like soil tending and pottery use for food storage.

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An example of physical (skeletal) evidence of a sedentary/farming lifestyle from archaeological findings is the change in human bone structure due to a reduction in physical activity. A study from the University of Cambridge has shown that hunter-gatherer past reveals that our fragile bones resulted from inactivity since the invention of farming. Moreover, the growth in population and the development of complex cultural and economic systems during the Neolithic period are evident through changes in stratigraphy, such as tended soils, evidence of settled living patterns, and the increased use of pottery for food storage which corresponds to a sedentary lifestyle.

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