-5000 ⟶ Cattle Domestication
Cattle were domesticated in Mesopotamia after settled agricu...
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🐑 Sheep Domestication with the Help of Dogs
Sheep, originating from western Asia, were domesticated with the help of dogs prior to the establishment of settled agriculture,⟶
LivestockDomesticationAncient AgricultureNeolithic PeriodFood HistoryMiddle East
🥛 Dairy Farming in the Sahara
Dairy is documented in the grasslands of the Sahara.⟶
DairySaharaAnimal HusbandryAgricultureLivestockEarly CivilizationsFood Production
🍋 Citron Seeds in Mesopotamia
Citron seeds in Mesopotamian excavations.⟶
CitronFruitsMesopotamiaAgricultureEarly CivilizationsCitrusFood Production
Iraq🐷 Domestic pigs appear in Hungary and Troy
Domestic pigs, which are descended from wild boars, are known to have existed about 2500 BC in modern-day Hungary and in Troy; earlier pottery from Jericho and Egypt depicts wild pigs.: 8⟶
AgriculturePigsDomesticationMeatEarly agricultureAnimal husbandry
Hungary
Turkey🌾 Pearl millet domestication in West Africa
Pearl millet was domesticated in the Sahel region of West Africa, evidence for the cultivation of Pearl millet in Mali.⟶
AgriculturePearl milletDomesticationWest AfricaGrainsEarly agriculture
Mali