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What Sparked the Transition from Hunter-Gatherer Societies to Agriculture?

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The shift to agriculture actually made daily life more laborious and less nutritious, yet it was independently invented in at least seven different regions worldwide—showing it wasn't a simple improvement.

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For most of human history, we roamed as nomadic hunters and gatherers. So what made our ancestors suddenly decide to plant seeds and build permanent villages?