The Neolithic Revolution: The New Stone Age

Also known as “The New Stone Age”, the Neolithic Revolution deviated from a nomadic lifestyle, opening the doors to sedentary societies. The era followed the Paleolithic, or “Stone Age”, in which hunter-gatherers began to use tools that simplified their daily life. In the Neolithic Era, people began to farm and pursue specific careers because they no longer had to migrate with the livestock that supplied their sustenance. These years changed the blueprint of everyday life, and many of its aspects are in effect today just as they were 12,000 years ago.

The most substantial development of the Neolithic Revolution was agriculture. The concept began when women of nomadic tribes, and discovered succulent plants had grown a year later. The newfound