Anthropologist Dr. Ali argues that the spread of agriculture in the ancient Near East occurred not in a single wave from a central origin but through multiple, parallel processes in different regions.
Which finding, if true, would most strongly support Dr. Ali's argument?
- A
Wild ancestors of major Near Eastern crops still grow in the region today.
- B
Some Near Eastern sites preserve evidence of grain storage.
- C
Agriculture eventually spread from the Near East to Europe.
- Dcheck_circle
Genetic and archaeological evidence shows that several distinct crops were independently domesticated at roughly the same time in geographically separate regions of the Near East.
Explanation
A directly demonstrates multiple independent origins, supporting the parallel-process account over a single-origin account. B, C, and D are background.