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View article: The dispersal of domestic cats from Northern Africa and their introduction to Europe over the last two millennia
The dispersal of domestic cats from Northern Africa and their introduction to Europe over the last two millennia Open
The domestic cat ( Felis catus ) descends from the African wildcat subspecies Felis lybica lybica . Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Uncertainty remains regardin…
View article: Animal Husbandry, Cultural Change, and Economic Networks: An Archaeozoological Perspective on the Transformation of Iron Age Oppida Societies
Animal Husbandry, Cultural Change, and Economic Networks: An Archaeozoological Perspective on the Transformation of Iron Age Oppida Societies Open
In the 2 nd century bce , with the Iron Age Oppida Civilisation, Central Europe experienced an unprecedented degree of urbanization, economic centralization, and supra‐regional exchange. However, from 80 bce onwards, in the Northern Alpine…
View article: Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogens
Probing the zooarchaeological record across time and space for ancient pathogens Open
Zoonoses are among the greatest threats to human health, with many zoonotic pathogens believed to have emerged during prehistory. Palaeomicrobiological investigations of the zooarchaeological record hold potential to uncover the reservoirs…
View article: The biocultural origins and dispersal of domestic chickens
The biocultural origins and dispersal of domestic chickens Open
Though chickens are the most numerous and ubiquitous domestic bird, their origins, the circumstances of their initial association with people, and the routes along which they dispersed across the world remain controversial. In order to est…
View article: Ancient DNA refines taxonomic classification of Roman equids north of the Alps, elaborated with osteomorphology and geometric morphometrics
Ancient DNA refines taxonomic classification of Roman equids north of the Alps, elaborated with osteomorphology and geometric morphometrics Open
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View article: Wool sheep and purple snails—Long‐term continuity of animal exploitation in ancient Meninx (Jerba/Tunisia)
Wool sheep and purple snails—Long‐term continuity of animal exploitation in ancient Meninx (Jerba/Tunisia) Open
Archaeological research at the ancient city of Meninx in Jerba, Tunisia, carried out by the Institut National du Patrimoine Tunisie and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) produced more than 10,000 faunal specimens and shed light …
View article: Archaeology and Zooarchaeology of the Late Iron Age-Roman Transition in the Province of Raetia (100<scp>bc</scp>–100<scp>ad</scp>)
Archaeology and Zooarchaeology of the Late Iron Age-Roman Transition in the Province of Raetia (100<span>bc</span>–100<span>ad</span>) Open
The incorporation of the region north of the Alpine divide and its foreland into the Imperium Romanum initiated major changes in economic and social structure and in everyday life in the newly-founded province of Raetia. Controversy exists…