The domestication of plants and animals was one of the most important events in human history, but rarely have archaeologists been able to catch the process in the act. Now, research at an 11,000-year-old settlement in Turkey shows that some early farmers kept wild sheep penned up in the middle of their village—thus setting the stage for the dramatic changes that led to today’s domesticated animals. news.sciencemag.org/archaeology/2014/04/how-sheep-became-livestock
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 06:57:41 +0000
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