Nicolas Delsol uses the archaeological record to study the ways in which people have hunted, domesticated and dispersed animals through time.
CATTLE may seem like uniquely American or Australian animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle didn’t exist on the American continents prior to the arrival of the Spanish, who brought livestock with them from Europe by way of the Canary Islands. Australia’s history is even more recent, starting with the Second Fleet’s arrival in 1790.
In a new study, researchers analysed ancient DNA from…
