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Farming

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When humans began farming some 12,000 years ago, they altered the future of our [blank] forever. Our ancestors were ecological [blank] , discovering and cultivating the most [blank] crops, scaling them up to feed entire communities, and transforming wild crops so fundamentally that they became dependent on humans for their survival. Farming, in the words of National Geographic's Genographic Project, 'sowed the [blank] for the modern age.'

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When humans began farming some 12,000 years ago, they altered the future of our species forever. Our ancestors were ecological pioneers , discovering and cultivating the most valuable crops, scaling them up to feed entire communities, and transforming wild crops so fundamentally that they became dependent on humans for their survival. Farming, in the words of National Geographic's Genographic Project, 'sowed the seeds for the modern age.'
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