The Neolithic Revolution—also referred to as the Agricultural Revolution—is thought to have begun about 12,000 years ago. It coincided with the end of the last ice age and the beginning of the ...

The global effects of a green revolution in Africa, however, are less certain, Hertel said. "If the future global economy remains as fragmented as it has been historically - a world of very distinct ...

Mark Overton assesses the impact of this agrarian revolution. For many years the agricultural revolution in England was thought to have occurred because of three major changes: the selective ...

A new study reveals that the Neolithic Revolution in the southern Levant ... 8,200 years ago that forced early communities to adopt agriculture. Fertile soils formed in valley basins after ...