Donkeys, Domestication and Early Bronze Age Society
Capable of carrying heavy loads over rough terrain, the humble donkey was the jeep of late prehistory. Can we determine when and how they were domesticated?
The Genesis of the Near Eastern Pig
Pigs are among the very oldest domesticated animals in the Near East with evidence going back past 9000 BCE. But unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Europe, pig popularity in the
Our Early Neolithic Canine Companions
Dogs have been faithful human companions for millennia. New finds from a once lush region of eastern Jordan helps fill in the picture of how the relationship developed.
