Interesting recent research using new archeological techniques found that introduction of proso millet (aka broomcorn millet) in Central Europe in the Late Bronze Age appeared to have led to more sedentary culture, improved diets, and reduced inequality. An article about the research: "Millet farming marked a turning point in life during the Bronze Age," bySanjana Gajbhiye, Earth.com, 06-08-2025 https://www.earth.com/news/millet-farming-marked-a-turning-point-in-life-dur... The research article & its abstract: Cavazzuti, C., Horváth, A., Gémes, A. et al. "Isotope and archaeobotanical analysis reveal radical changes in mobility, diet and inequalities around 1500 BCE at the core of Europe." Sci Rep 15, 17494 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01113-z Abstract: "The transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age (around 1500 BCE) in the Carpathian Basin was parallel by drastic cultural changes in Central-Europe, which strongly influenced the dynamic of prehistoric Europe. The cultural fragmentation of the Middle Bronze Age (2000 − 1500 BCE) Carpathian Basin was followed by a more homogeneous development at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age (1500 − 1300 BCE), with the appearance of the Tumulus culture. In the beginning of this period, the long-used tell-settlements were abandoned, furthermore new pottery styles and metal types appeared. Whether these changes were caused by immigration, or a local adaptation to external influxes, has long been a matter of debate. Our study investigates this transition from the point of view of diet and mobility from several key-sites of Hungary. Our results show (1) low migration rates and a shift of migration trajectories; that (2) the beginning of the systematic consumption of Panicum miliaceum was from 1540 − 1480 BCE; that (3) the decrease of average animal protein intake was parallel by an increase of cereal consumption and a tendency to less unequal diet. Overall, our results shed new light on the dynamics of complex change in Bronze Age Europe." Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance