Where Did Agriculture Begin? Oh Boy, It's Complicated : The Salt Scientists have long assumed that farming began among one group in the Mideast. But a new study suggests a more diverse origin story.

The beginnings of agriculture changed human history and has fascinated scientists for centuries. ... Why did hunter-gatherers first begin farming? Date: May 16, 2017 Source: ...

Sometime around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors began trying their hand at farming. First, they grew wild varieties of crops like peas, lentils and barley and herded wild animals ...

Sometime around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors began trying their hand at farming. First, they grew wild varieties of crops like peas, lentils and barley and herded wild animals like ...

So understandably, he had expected to be able to trace European agriculture all the way back to the eastern Fertile Crescent. But that’s not what the DNA said. The new study makes it clear that these ...

Scientists in a lab in Mainz, Germany, analyze ancient bone samples from the Zagros Mountains in Iran. Sometime around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors began trying their hand at ...

Sometime around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors began trying their hand at farming. First, they grew wild varieties of crops like peas, lentils and barley and herded wild animals ...