![]() ![]() With no evidence of a climate shift, local populations grew and then declined as agricultural settlement swept through the area. Agricultural expansion into marginal land lasted about two thousand years before the agricultural potential of the region was fully exploited and persistent cultivation began to exhaust the soil. At first farmers grew wheat and barley in small fields surrounding a few timber-framed buildings. ![]() “The first agricultural communities reached Europe’s doorstep in southern Bulgaria around 5300 BC. You can find the other articles in the series here. This article is part of a series of adapted excerpts from “Bitcoin Is Venice” by Allen Farrington and Sacha Meyers, which is available for purchase on Bitcoin Magazine’s store now. Get the full book now in Bitcoin Magazine’s store. ![]()
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