Agriculture arose in many parts of the Fertile Crescent at once

A rich trove of artifacts and plant remains excavated from southwestern Iran suggest that ancient humans’ transition from hunting and gathering to farming occurred throughout the Fertile Crescent at roughly the same time.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/K6pnhpwRIEE/la-sci-sn-agriculture-fertile-crescent-iran-20130705,0,1140509.story