
The day we stopped wandering
Around 10,000 BCE, people began farming. Nomads settled, and villages grew.Human History: The Neolithic Revolution—How Farming RemadeUs

Many birthplaces, many crops
Agriculture arose in at least 11 centers of origin: Mesopotamia’s wheat and barley; China’s rice and millet; the Sahara’s sorghum; the Andes’ potatoes and llamas.Human History: The Neolithic Revolution—How Farming RemadeUs