Applied Zooarchaeology: primitive breeds today - Animals 23
In this episode, Alex and Simona tackle the field of applied zooarchaeology. Learn more about how zooarchaeological data sets can be applied to conservation science, as well as discovering a range of (incredibly cute) archaic breeds of domesticates still around today.
Links
https://rewildingeurope.com/rewilding-in-action/wildlife-comeback/tauros/
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/ancient-dna-upends-horse-family-tree#
https://www.acsedu.com/info/animal-farming/cattle-farming/old-cattle-breeds.aspx
https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/resources/internal/heritage-cattle-breeds
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY