12,000 years ago · approximate date
Farming begins
People begin to plant crops and settle in one place.
As the last ice age ended, communities in several regions began to farm plants and keep animals. Settled life allowed populations to grow and made cities and writing possible.
- Period
- Quaternary
- Earth's history already passed
- 99.9997 percent
- 4.54 kilometres
- 1.2 centimetres from the end
- One day
- 23:59:59
- One year
- December 31, 23:58
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Source to be verified