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The document describes the historical background of edaphology. It explains that knowledge of soil dates back to agriculture in the Neolithic period about 9000 BC in the Middle East. Over time, civilizations such as China, Egypt, Mexico, and Peru also developed knowledge about soils. In the 19th century, edaphology emerged as a science with the publications of Sprengel, Fallou, and Dokuchaev. Dokuchaev established the methodology.
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