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-The Natufians, a nomadic group of people who were hunter-gatherers and who found grain as an extraordinary source of food, began to settle in the areas where this
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-grain grew and left behind their previously nomadic lifestyle of being constantly on the move. Grain was unique and did not decay, it was able to be preserved for decades.
-If one Natufian member gathered food for three weeks it would provide a family of four with food for one year. This proved important because they had a surplus of food
-and this gave them a reason to remain in one place and create small villages, a home base.
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-http://www.nemo.nu/jericho/harvest.jpg
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-'''Sources:'''
-"The First Farmers Video Guide" (11/18/14)
-Arabel McFarland