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20-11-2004, 11:28 AM

(Christopher Green) wrote in
om:

Oaks are just productive enough to sustain a hunter-gatherer
society and just palatable enough to be an acceptable alternative
to starvation. They can't be grown or processed economically in
large enough quantities to be a staple in a society in which
agriculture is established and in which land and labor have much
value.

There is another problem with acorns, they don't tend to be produced
reliably. You generally have one year of very heavy production,
followed by several with no or light yeild. If you want to support a
large country, you need a much more consistant and predictable food
supply.

Sean