-2500 ⟶ Domestic pigs appear in Hungary and Troy

Domestic pigs, which are descended from wild boars, are know...
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🌽 Maize-like Plants Appear in Mexico

Maize-like plants, derived from the wild teosinte, began to be seen in Mexico.⟶
Maize-like Plants Appear in Mexico (-7000)
GrainAgricultureEarly AgricultureFood HistoryNeolithic PeriodAmericas
MexicoMexico

🐄 Cattle Domestication

Cattle were domesticated in Mesopotamia after settled agriculture was established: 5⟶
Cattle Domestication (-5000)
DomesticationCattleMesopotamiaAgricultureLivestockEarly CivilizationsFood ProductionAnimal Husbandry
IraqIraq

🐷 Domestic pigs appear in Hungary and Troy

Domestic pigs, which are descended from wild boars, are known to have existed about 2500 BC in modern-day Hungary and in Troy; earlier pottery from Jericho and Egypt depicts wild pigs.: 8⟶
Domestic pigs appear in Hungary and Troy (-2500)
AgriculturePigsDomesticationMeatEarly agricultureAnimal husbandry
HungaryHungaryTurkeyTurkey

🌾 Pearl millet domestication in West Africa

Pearl millet was domesticated in the Sahel region of West Africa, evidence for the cultivation of Pearl millet in Mali.⟶
Pearl millet domestication in West Africa (-2500)
AgriculturePearl milletDomesticationWest AfricaGrainsEarly agriculture
MaliMali