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By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide to Archaeology since 1997

Domestication of Cattle, Barley, Chili Pepper

Saturday March 24, 2007
As part of my ongoing attempts to gather as much information under one roof about what scholars believe about the various histories of the delicate dance between humans and our plant and animal domesticates, here are three recent additions:
Cattle Herd, Kerala, India
Cattle Herd, Kerala, India
Photo Credit: Mohan K
Thanks to Ron Hicks for his ongoing support of this project, and Mikey Brass for answering a sticky question about Nabta Playa and the domestication of cattle in Africa.

Related Resources: Table of Plant Domestications | Table of Animal Domestications

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