New methods permit archaeologists to distinguish between wild boar and domestic pigs with
greater confidence than has been hitherto possible. Metrical methods are the most …

A large assortment of skulls and skeletons of recent wild boar (Sus scrofa) from across the
world has been used to collect tooth and bone measurements that can be compared to …

Traditionally, the process of domestication is assumed to be initiated by humans, involve few
individuals and rely on reproductive isolation between wild and domestic forms. We …

The Neolithic Revolution began 11,000 years ago in the Near East and preceded a
westward migration into Europe of distinctive cultural groups and their agricultural …

Archaeological evidence indicates that pig domestication had begun by∼ 10,500 y before
the present (BP) in the Near East, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) suggests that pigs …

The ability to document the effects of domestication from archaeological remains of animals
and plants is essential for reconstructing the history of one of the most important transitions …

Reindeer herding probably developed during the Late Iron Age onwards and is still an
important part of the subsistence and culture of many peoples in northern Eurasia. However …

The aim of this paper is to present the results of the biometrical analysis carried out on cattle,
sheep/goat and pig measurements from a number of Spanish archaeological sites, dated …

In the N eolithic and C opper A ge collective burials of the P ortuguese E stremadura, the
majority of material culture and skeletal remains are highly commingled, making it difficult for …

Abstract Our knowledge of South Portugal's Neolithic and Chalcolithic subsistence
strategies is limited by scarce palaeobotanical evidence (restricted to the latter period) and …