Cattle are our most important livestock species because of their production and role in
human culture. Many breeds that differ in appearance, performance and environmental …

Species distribution modeling (SDM) is a methodology that has been widely used in the past
two decades for develo** quantitative, empirical, predictive models of species …

Much scientific debate has focused on the timing and stratigraphic signatures for the
Anthropocene. Here we review the Anthropocene in its original usage and as it has been …

The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern
academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early …

This study presents the results of a major data integration project bringing together primary
archaeozoological data for over 200,000 faunal specimens excavated from seventeen sites …

In this paper, we present a history of pastoralism in the ancient Near East from the Neolithic
through the Bronze Age. We describe the accretional development of pastoral technologies …

Land use for animal production influences the earth system in a variety of ways, including
local‐scale modification to biodiversity, soils, and nutrient cycling; regional changes in …

The first spread of farming practices into Europe in the Neolithic period involves two
distinct'streams', respectively around the Mediterranean littoral and along the Danube …

The Old World farming system arose in the semi-arid Mediterranean environments of
southwest Asia. Pioneer farmers settling the interior of the Balkans by the early sixth …

Crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas] have the
potential to contribute to breeding objectives for this important root crop. Uncertainty in …