crops

Could a cradle of civilization emerge in the highlands of ethiopia? Are the native crops, geography and climate suitable enough?

So lets say that, ITTL, the Tiwi people begin practicing agriculture around 2,000-3,000 years ago (either developing it independently, or through contact with SE Asia) and begin to cultivate all of the crops native to the Tiwi Islands which they already gathered to eat (and still do) IOTL. These...

1300 BC: Lapita settlers establish a colony on Great Palm Island. They come into conflict with the Aboriginal inhabitants of the island, but the Lapita bow and arrow sees the Aborigines driven from the island. They eventually establish more peaceful contact with the Aborigines on the mainland...

I'm not talking about the development of better indigenous crops for Australia, that was covered by Lands of Red & Gold pretty well - this thread also delves into some interesting ideas and is one of the inspirations for this thread - I'm talking about foreign crops that could be brought over...

All water lilies or lotuses' tubers and rhizomes can be used as food items, usually eaten boiled or roasted, though many varieties' tubers can be eaten raw. Rhizome formation usually coincides with the appearance of large floating leaves on the surface of the water, about 5-6 months after its...