The Agricultural… Revolution?

Once upon a time, our ancestors hunted animals for food, and foraged for plants they could eat. Life was nomadic, and each day was a quest for sustenance.

But then, something remarkable began to unfold. Gradually, across various corners of the world, these hunter-gatherers started to unravel the secrets of their environment. They learned to cultivate plants and domesticate animals, transforming from wanderers into settlers.

This newfound skill of controlling their food source allowed people to build sturdier homes and form protective communities, laying the foundations for civilization as we know it.

From that point forward, there was no turning back.

This seemed to happen all over the world at once, everywhere, around 10,000 years ago. Among the very first animals bred for food was the humble goat.

Or so the story goes.

The story of the Agricultural Revolution often painted in broad strokes, suggests a simultaneous global awakening to the art of farming around 10,000 years ago. The pla…