There are several important innovations, inventions and discoveries that are important to human history and progress. I think agriculture is the most important discovery. Agriculture is one of the first human innovations and has laid the foundation for all new and improved ways of living. Agriculture led to sedentary life. After the discovery of agriculture, technological and cultural changes improved the quality of life. Agriculture continues to play an important role in our lives today through continuous discoveries and new developments to help continue making the world a better place. Paleolithic people used hunting and gathering techniques to obtain food. Almost everyone spent a lot of time gathering plants for food or hunting or fishing. They had no time for activities other than those necessary to survive. These ancient peoples were in constant motion and change (Kagan, Ozment, and Turner 2010). Agriculture, the new way of providing food and other raw materials, developed slowly, but as food and raw materials became more abundant, man no longer needed to wander. Plant fragments found at an archaeological site in Syria date back to 11,000 BC. Microscopic examinations determined whether these plants were wild or domesticated (Fagan 2004). The products had to be stored as well as the seeds for future cultivation. Archaeologists have discovered prehistoric granaries dating back to 10,000 BC (Fagan 2004). Key dates for domesticated plants are 11,000 BC for rye in Syria, barley from 9,000 BC in Turkey, rice in China, pumpkin in Mexico and potatoes in the Andes from 7,500 BC and corn in Mexico from 4,200 BC Sheep and goats were also domesticated during this period (Fagan 2004). 90. Print.Castaldo, Joe. “The Future of Food: The DNA Solution.” Canadian Business 83.4/5 (2010): 37-40. NC LIVE. Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page." EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page. U.S. Department of Energy, n.d. Web. March 11, 2014. .Fagan, Brian M. The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World. London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Print.Kagan, Donald, Steven E. Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. "The Birth of Civilization." US Energy Information Administration (EIA) . Np, nd Web. 12 March. 2014. .