History of agriculture
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Agriculture began independently in different parts of the globe, and included a diverse range of taxa. At least eleven separate regions of the Old and New World were involved as independent centers of
Ploughing with a yoke of horned cattle in Ancient Egypt. Painting from the burial chamber of Sennedjem, c. 1200 BC.
Sumerian harvester's sickle, 3000 BC, made from baked clay
An Indian farmer with a rock-weighted scratch plough pulled by two oxen. Similar ploughs were used throughout antiquity.
Centres of origin identified by Nikolai Vavilov in the 1930s. Area 3 (grey) is no longer recognised as a centre of origin, and Papua New Guinea (red, 'P') was identified more recently.
Neolithic
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The Neolithic, or New Stone Age, is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Asia, Europe and Africa. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that a
Reconstruction of Pre-Pottery Neolithic B housing in Aşıklı Höyük, modern Turkey
Reconstruction of a Neolithic farmstead, Irish National Heritage Park. The Neolithic saw the invention of agriculture.
An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools
The Urfa Man c. 9000 BC. Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum.