Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia

Abstract The origins and dispersal of the chicken across the ancient world remains one of the most enigmatic questions regarding Eurasian domesticated animals. The lack of agreement concerning timing and centers of origin is due to issues with morphological identifications, a lack of direct dating,...

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Main Authors: Carli Peters, Kristine K. Richter, Shevan Wilkin, Sören Stark, Basira Mir-Makhamad, Ricardo Fernandes, Farhod Maksudov, Sirojidin Mirzaakhmedov, Husniddin Rahmonov, Stefanie Schirmer, Kseniia Ashastina, Alisher Begmatov, Michael Frachetti, Sharof Kurbanov, Michael Shenkar, Taylor Hermes, Fiona Kidd, Andrey Omelchenko, Barbara Huber, Nicole Boivin, Shujing Wang, Pavel Lurje, Madelynn von Baeyer, Rita Dal Martello, Robert N. Spengler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46093-2