Transitioning to agriculture on Peruvian coast 5000 years ago.
Neolithic origins
The birth of Egyptian farming.
Neolithic transitions
Dating agricultural spread in Europe from earliest appearance of cereals at archaeological sites.
Archaeo-agrobiodiversity discoveries highlighted
Squash seeds and chickens feature among the Top Ten discoveries of 2007, according to Archaeology Magazine. I believe we linked to both of these stories when they first appeared. The article on Polynesian breakthroughs also mentions work on pigs that we blogged about.
Ancient brewing
Puebloans and ancient Irish brewed beer. Pass the bottle.