The new Science study suggests that agriculture initially acted as a powerful tool for linguistic diversification, causing the number of languages to rise exponentially rather than decline.

3,000 years ago, humanity spoke thousands of languages — then fell silent. Where did they all go?

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3,000 years ago, humanity spoke thousands of languages — then fell silent. Where did they all go?