Ancient Sheep Genomes reveal four Millennia of North European Short-Tailed Sheep in the Baltic Sea region

Ancient Sheep Genomes reveal four Millennia of North European Short-Tailed Sheep in the Baltic Sea region

Sheep are among the earliest domesticated livestock species, with a wide variety of breeds present today. However, it remains unclear how far back this diversity goes, with formal documentation only dating back a few centuries. North European short-tailed (NEST) breeds are often assumed to be among...

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Hauptverfasser: Larsson, Martin N. A, Morell Miranda, Pedro, Pan, Li, Başak Vural, Kıvılcım, Kaptan, Damla, Rodrigues Soares, André Elias, Kivikero, Hanna, Kantanen, Juha, Somel, Mehmet, Özer, Füsun, Johansson, Anna M, Storå, Jan, Günther, Torsten
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Archaeology
Arkeologi
Genetics
Genetik
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Zusammenfassung:Sheep are among the earliest domesticated livestock species, with a wide variety of breeds present today. However, it remains unclear how far back this diversity goes, with formal documentation only dating back a few centuries. North European short-tailed (NEST) breeds are often assumed to be among the oldest domestic sheep populations, even thought to represent relicts of the earliest sheep expansions during the Neolithic period reaching Scandinavia
DOI:10.1093/gbe/evae114