Radiocarbon dating redefines the timing and circumstances of the chicken’s introduction to Europe and northwest Africa
Astonishingly little is known about the early history of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). To better understand their spatiotemporal spread across Eurasia and Africa, we radiocarbon dated presumed early chicken bones. The results indicate chickens were an Iron Age arrival to Europe and that th...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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