The Neolithic Revolution also referred to as the Agricultural Revolution is thought to have begun about 12,000 years ago. It coincided with the end of the last ice age and the beginning of the current geological epoch, the Holocene and it forever changed how humans live, eat, and interact, paving the way for modern civilization. It has been linked to everything from societal inequality a result of humans increased dependence on the land and fears of scarcity to a decline in nutrition and a rise in infectious diseases contracted from domesticated animals.
