Ancient Poop Suggests Humans Tended Animals 2,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought
Clues within ancient animal poop challenge the current prevailing theory that humans tamed plants before beasts.
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Clues within ancient animal poop challenge the current prevailing theory that humans tamed plants before beasts.
There is a theory that hunter-gatherers took care of small animals at Abu Hureyra, Syria. New findings prove to be evidence of this theory, as found tiny crystals in ancient animal dung.
Researchers from the University of Connecticut and Durham University found evidence in ancient dung samples that indicate farming began up to 12,500 years ago at the Abu Hureyra site in Syria.
Hunter-gatherers were tending to sheep and other live animals outside their huts, researchers say.
Hunter-gatherers were tending to sheep and other live animals outside their huts, researchers say.