Tag: Neolithic agriculture

Archaeological evidence, like ancient pottery containing milk fat residues, indicates humans have been consuming dairy products for at least 8,500 years. The question of why did humans start consuming dairy goes back to the advent of farming and the crucial evolutionary and nutritional pressures of that era.

The oldest known cultivated fruit discovered by archaeologists is the fig, with remains found dating back over 11,400 years. To understand what is the first fruit eaten by humans, however, we must distinguish between foraging wild fruits and intentionally cultivating them for harvest.