Neolithic in north-west Tuscany

The Neolithic (or "new Stone Age"), i.e. the time when human groups started making instruments by polishing stone, is considered the most important stage in cultural evolution as it marks the period in which human communities began to directly produce their own food. The definition of the "Neolithic Revolution" highlights the importance of the agricultural discoveries and stock-breeding, which in fact occurred about 10,000 years ago in the area of the so-called "Fertile Crescent". This vast ...