There have been several great revolutions throughout human history. V. Gordon Childe explains them as; The Neolithic Revolution, the Urban Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. (Harris 1994) These revolutions mark monumental periods in human history. Each thought it was a huge boon to the survival of mankind. However, when all the evidence is taken into account, especially regarding the Neolithic Revolution, it would appear that there is significant harm to the survival of the human race. The Neolithic, the first of the revolutions, marked by the advent of agriculture, could in fact be the crucial point of the decline of human health. Before agriculture, human populations relied heavily on the foods they found, gathered, or hunted in their territories. occupation zone. (Higman 2011) This form of subsistence generally led to a nutritionally balanced diet. Their diet, at times, has become deficient in certain nutrients because some food sources are only available seasonally. (Duncan and Scott 2004, Ingold 2002, Jochim 2012) The shift to agriculture has led to substantial changes not only in subsistence but also in all other aspects of life. Farmers worked harder; spending much of the day in the fields cultivating the land. This made a nomadic lifestyle, to which most hunter-gatherers were accustomed, virtually impossible. By becoming sedentary populations, humans have exposed themselves to higher cases of viruses, bacteria, and parasitic diseases typically carried by the homogenus. (Stein 2010) When agriculture took hold, approximately 10,000 years ago, there was a massive shift towards high-carbohydrate subsistence. Increased carbohydrate intake combined with the added stress of malnutrition, of…… half of paper…… C in the diet. Scurvy is recognized by moderate to severe weakness and bleeding, spongy gums. (Greenwood 1937) Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is found in numerous foods; many of which a typical hunter-gatherer would have eaten daily. Potatoes and other tubers, green vegetables and citrus fruits are among some of the foods that pack enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets There are indicators that we can see in the teeth and bones that show the details of malnutrition Harris lines, typically seen in long bones, are indicative of malnutrition or starvation. These lines are best described as “lines and bands of increased radiopacity”. (Cohen and Armelagos 1984) These lineages were observed in prehistoric populations although they became more prevalent in populations after agriculture took hold.