-7000Rice and Millet Farming in China

Farmers in China began to farm rice and millet, using man-ma...
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🫒 Wild Olive Collection by Neolithic Peoples

Wild olives were collected by Neolithic peoples
Wild Olive Collection by Neolithic Peoples (-8000)
FruitCollectionNeolithic PeriodFood HistoryEarly AgricultureMediterranean

🍚 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

🌾 Cereal Grain Production in Syria

Cereal (grain) production in Syria
Cereal Grain Production in Syria (-7000)
GrainAgricultureEarly AgricultureFood HistoryNeolithic PeriodMiddle East
SyriaSyria

🌽 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

🍺 Fermented Alcoholic Drinks Brewing in China

Chinese villagers were brewing fermented alcoholic drinks on small and individual scale, with the production process and methods similar to that of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Fermented Alcoholic Drinks Brewing in China (-7000)
AlcoholBrewingAncient BeveragesNeolithic PeriodFood HistoryAsia
ChinaChina

🌾 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