ACBS 160D1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Aurochs, Hunter-Gatherer, Food First
12 Oct 2016
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Earliest archeological evidence of full cattle domestication in middle east. From hunter gatherer game management to herd management. Archeological evidence of this step from site in southeastern turkey. Cayonu tepesi- 11,000 9000 bp continuous occupation. As humans hunted the aurochs, the local population declined, as suggested (cid:271)y a de(cid:272)rease i(cid:374) auro(cid:272)hs" (cid:271)o(cid:374)es prior to do(cid:373)esti(cid:272)atio(cid:374) This population decline may have triggered herd management and selective breeding, the creation of a stable, sustainable source of animal meat and related products. After domestication, bones of domesticated cattle increase dramatically, indicating a complete reliance on domestication cattle along with goat, sheep, and pig in place of wild species. First cleaning of land not for agriculture but for pastures; cattle loved barley and wheat which later became people food. Potatoes and corn brought back to europe from nw were cattle food first. Beets, turnips, clover were introduced in europe for cattle feed.
