wild barley harvesting Uzbekistan

Credit: A modern example of wild barley, in which the individual grains naturally disperse when ripe. Credit: Robert Spengler

Early Farmers in Central Asia? 9,000-Year-Old Barley Harvest in Uzbekistan Challenges Agricultural Origins

1 September 2025

Archaeologists have uncovered groundbreaking evidence in southern Uzbekistan that reshapes our understanding of when and where farming began. A new...

Early Farmers in Central Asia? 9,000-Year-Old Barley Harvest in Uzbekistan Challenges Agricultural Origins

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