-2500 ⟶ Pearl millet domestication in West Africa

Pearl millet was domesticated in the Sahel region of West Af...
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🍚 Rice and Millet Farming in China

Farmers in China began to farm rice and millet, using man-made floods and fires as part of their cultivation regimen.⟶
Rice and Millet Farming in China (-7000)
GrainAgricultureEarly AgricultureFood HistoryNeolithic PeriodAsia
ChinaChina

🐄 Cattle Domestication

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

🌾 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

🐷 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

🍚 Rice cultivation in the Niger area

Rice cultivated in the Niger area.⟶
Rice cultivation in the Niger area (-1500)
AgricultureRiceNigerCultivationAfricaGrainsEarly agriculture

🌴 Palm Oil Used as Food in West Africa

Written records of palm oil being used as food from European travelers to West Africa.⟶
Palm Oil Used as Food in West Africa (1450)
Palm OilWest AfricaFoodAgricultureColonialismFood HistoryTrade