Which scholar introduced the term 'Neolithic Revolution' in his 1936 book Man Makes Himself?
ADaniel Zohary
BRobert Braidwood
CBrian Hayden
DV. Gordon Childe
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. V. Gordon Childe
1. The term was coined by the archaeologist V. Gordon Childe in 1936.
2. Braidwood proposed the Hilly Flanks idea, Hayden the feasting model and Zohary studied founder crops, so none coined the term.
3. Childe called it a revolution to show how great the change was.
_Source: Wikipedia, Neolithic Revolution, section Agricultural transition_
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