Farming developed independently in seven global regions 10,000 years ago.

Evidence

The development of farming occurred independently in at least seven different parts of the world at the end of the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 127

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 127
• XREF: connects to: Farming created a food surplus that enabled larger communities to form. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 127; Cattle could have been domesticated independently in Africa at the same time as in the Middle East, around 10,000 years ago. — Cattle domestication revisited: Middle Nile evidence suggests independent origins in Africa 10,000 years ago; Middle Nile evidence suggests independent origins of cattle in Africa 10,000 years ago. — Cattle domestication revisited: Middle Nile evidence suggests independent origins in Africa 10,000 years ago (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Farming created a food surplus that enabled larger communities to form. #expands (0.70) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 127