What Was the Neolithic Revolution, and How Did It Change Human Societies?

Image credit: Olga Pedan / Shutterstock. Article by Sara Novak. Discover Magazine – October 13, 2023.

Before the Neolithic Revolution, around 12,000 years ago, Homo sapiens lived scattered about the world in small groups, mostly with their extended families. They hunted, gathered and moved around, living in temporary shelters. They had to follow the food because they didn’t yet know how to grow their own. But gradually, over generations, agriculture began sprouting up […]

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