Domesticating Animals in Africa
Implications of Genetic and Archaeological Findings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7324742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Gifford-Gonzalez (0000-0003-4092-3283, University of California System), Olivier Hanotte (0000-0002-2877-4767, University of Nottingham) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of World Prehistory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-7537 • E-ISSN: 1573-7802 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10963-010-9042-2 |
| OpenAlex | W2084771490 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 73 |
| References cited | 91 |
Domestication is an ongoing co-evolutionary process rather than an event or invention. Recent zooarchaeological and animal genetics research has prompted a thorough revision of our perspectives on the history of domestic animals in Africa. Genetic analyses of domestic animal species have revealed that domestic donkeys are descended from African ancestors, opened a debate over the contribution of indigenous aurochs to African domestic cattle, revealed an earlier and possibly exogenous origin of the domestic cat, and reframed our vision of African dogs. Genetic diversity studies and mapping of unique traits in African cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens indicate adaptations to regional environmental challenges and suggest hitherto unknown and complex patterns of interactions both among Africans and with Southwest Asia and other Asian regions on the Indian Ocean. This article argues against the static perspective on domestication as invention and for viewing it as a dynamic, locally based and continuing process
Biology · Domestic animal · Domestication · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Perspective (graphical · Sociology · Zoology · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Anthropology · History · Livestock and Poultry Management · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 73 |
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| Citations per year | 4,87 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 71 |