Food & agriculture
Haricot beans (the common green and dried beans) and lima beans are grown in the Andean highlands (Peru), but since they are tropical plants they were probably domesticated previously in the lowlands. See also 7400 bce Food & agriculture; 5600 bce Food & agriculture.
MaterialsThe first definitely known use of copper occurs in what is now Turkey. About this time people learn that copper can be melted and cast. See also 8000 bce Materials; 5000 bce Materials.




