domestication

  1. Jovialis

    Natufian Dog Domestication, and potential new hunting methods

    Close companions: Early evidence for dogs in northeast Jordan and the potential impact of new hunting methods Abstract Current evidence suggests domestications of the dog were incipient developments in many areas of the world. In southwest Asia this process took place in the Late...
  2. Jovialis

    Emotional bond between humans and dogs dates back 14,000 years

    Abstract The Bonn-Oberkassel dog remains (Upper Pleistocene and 14223 +- 58 years old) have been reported more than 100 years ago. Recent re-examination revealed the tooth of another older and smaller dog, making this domestic dog burial not only the oldest known, but also the only one with...
  3. Maciamo

    Where and when were various plants and animals domesticated?

    A lot of people interested in history and archaeology know that wheat, barley, chickpeas, and animals like sheep, goats, pigs and cows were all domesticated in the Fertile Crescent during the Early Neolithic period, between 12,500 and 10,000 years ago (perhaps as early as 20,000 years ago for...
  4. Maciamo

    Cats domesticated in East Mediterranean during the Neolithic

    Ancient DNA reveals how cats conquered the world "Humans may have had pet cats for as long as 9,500 years. In 2004, archaeologists in Cyprus found a complete cat skeleton buried in a Stone Age village. Given that Cyprus has no native wildcats, the animal (or perhaps its ancestors) must have...
  5. LeBrok

    Dogs domesticated over 20 thousands years ago in Europe.

    New DNA study of wolfs and dogs concluded that dogs were domesticated between 19 and 32 thousands years ago and most likely in Europe. It turned that dog was a best friend of a hunter first, not a farmer...
  6. edao

    Has human domestication made us stupider?

    "One of the most well-documented differences between domesticated animals and their wild counterparts is their brains: across every species that has been looked at, the brains of domesticated animals are smaller. Why does domestication lead to shrinking brains? And what does this mean in...
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