12000 Years of Farmland
data viz/ interactive
This animated interactive map visualises 12,000 years of agricultural expansion, from the first farms in Mesopotamia to the industrial landscapes of the 20th century. The project blends data and narrative, unfolding in four paced chapters that reveal how slowly agriculture grew at first, and how abruptly it accelerates toward the present. A data visualisation and a historical reflection, this piece is a way to feel the weight of 12,000 years of human expansion and the turning point we now face.
Made using:
HTML/ CSS/ JavaScript
Sketching in Flourish
Prototyping in Observable (D3.js)
AI-assisted coding (Claude)