Sci & Tech Chronology:
In the year
11,000 bce
Food & agriculture
In Abu Hureyra (Syria) scientists have found grains of cultivated rye dated by University College of London archaeobotanists Gordon Hillman and Susan Colledge to about this time, the earliest for any domesticated grain. See also 13,000 bce Food & agriculture; 10,000 bce Food & agriculture. (See essay.)
ToolsWood or bone sickles set with tiny flints as cutting edges are in use. Wear patterns on those that have been preserved show that they are used for harvesting grain. See also 9000 bce Food & agriculture.
TransportationGreek sailors are able to import obsidian from the island of Melos to the mainland, demonstrating that they possess some form of boat. See also 13,000 bce Transportation. (See essay.)
