- StumbleUpon. The Discovery of Agriculture by Bruce Magnotti. The discovery of agriculture and the first written language: cuneiform by Bruce Magnotti The discovery of agriculture and the first written language, Cuneiform, began in tribal groups of the Mesopotamian Valley less than 10,000 years ago.
Many theories have been written concerning the reasons humans might settle into agrarian villages. The discovery and development of agriculture, the storage of food, and the evolution of city-states all seemed to follow a logical order of development. Ancient History Encyclopedia.
Top 10 Civilizations That Mysteriously Disappeared. Throughout our history, most civilizations have either met a slow demise or were wiped out by natural disasters or invasion.
But there are a few societies whose disappearance has scholars truly stumped: 10. The Olmec One of the first Mesoamerican societies, the Olmec inhabited the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico. Modern. Prehistoric. Medieval. Dark ages. Classic.