A new study by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Institute of Earth Sciences, published in the journal Journal of Soils and Sediments, offers a surprising explanation for humanity's transition to agriculture during the Neolithic period. Geological data suggest that extreme climate changes, fires, and soil erosion created natural conditions that led to agricultural settlement at the dawn of the modern era.

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