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</b>The Neolithic, a period between 10000 BCE and 2200 BCE in Europe, Asia, and Africa, is characterized by a shift from the general hunter-gatherer lifestyle to one revolving around permanent settlements and a newfound reliance on agriculture. The origins of infectious diseases like tuberculosis (caused by bacteria of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex) has often been attributed to the Neolithic, with increasing population densities, permanent settlements, and more frequent interactions with domesticated animals. Some recent genomic research suggests that the conditions of the Neolithic were merely catalysts for the spread of tuberculosis, while others argue that the common ancestor of modern tuberculosis-causing <i>Mycobacterium</i> was much younger. These data follow a similar trend as research on ancient <i>Salmonella</i> genomes, which point to the Neolithic Revolution as a major event in the emergence of human-adapted pathogens. <br> | </b>The Neolithic, a period between 10000 BCE and 2200 BCE in Europe, Asia, and Africa, is characterized by a shift from the general hunter-gatherer lifestyle to one revolving around permanent settlements and a newfound reliance on agriculture. The origins of infectious diseases like tuberculosis (caused by bacteria of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex) has often been attributed to the Neolithic, with increasing population densities, permanent settlements, and more frequent interactions with domesticated animals. Some recent genomic research suggests that the conditions of the Neolithic were merely catalysts for the spread of tuberculosis, while others argue that the common ancestor of modern tuberculosis-causing <i>Mycobacterium</i> was much younger. These data follow a similar trend as research on ancient <i>Salmonella</i> genomes, which point to the Neolithic Revolution as a major event in the emergence of human-adapted pathogens. <br> | ||
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Reference <ref name=TheHolocene>[http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0959683619857230#:~: Fuchs, Katharina, Christoph Rinne, Clara Drummer, Alexander Immel, Ben Krause-Kyora, and Almut Nebel. "Infectious diseases and Neolithic transformations: Evaluating biological and archaeological proxies in the German loess zone between 5500 and 2500 BCE." 2019. The Holocene 29 (10): 1545–57.]</ref> | |||
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