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Animal Domestication

An Illustrated Guide to the Joint History of Animals and Humans

By , About.com Guide

One of the most interesting pieces of archaeological data discovered to date is when and where we humans began to domesticate the animals that we depend on today, and who depend on us. The broad period in which animal domestication began is called the Neolithic Period, but each animal has its own specific history.
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Dog and HunterDogsCattle Herd, Kerala, IndiaCattle Goat Herd on Ithaki, GreeceGoatsSilk Worms and LeavesSilk Worms
Sami Reindeer Herd, SwedenReindeerSardinian Wildcat, Felis silvestris lybicaCatsGame of Kok Beru, KyrgyzstanHorsesChickens, Chang Mai, Thailand Chickens
European domestic pigs, descendants of the European wild boar.  PigsDromedaries, Wadi Rum, JordanDromedaries (Camels)Bactrian Camels, Inner Mongolia, ChinaBactrian CamelsSomali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis), IsraelDonkeys

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