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ANTIQUITY
卷 96, 期 388, 页码 868-882出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2021.90
关键词
Europe; north-west Africa; chickens; AMS dating; dispersal; domestication
资金
- AHRC [AH/L006979/1, AH/N004558/1]
- NERC [NF/2015/2/5]
- Chair of Palaeoanatomy, LMU Munich
- AHRC [AH/N004558/1] Funding Source: UKRI
This study evaluated the spread of chickens in Eurasia and northwest Africa, finding that chickens did not arrive in Europe until the first millennium BC. Additionally, there was a consistent time-lag between the introduction of chickens and their consumption by humans.
Little is known about the early history of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), including the timing and circumstances of its introduction into new cultural environments. To evaluate its spatio-temporal spread across Eurasia and north-west Africa, the authors radiocarbon dated 23 chicken bones from presumed early contexts. Three-quarters returned dates later than those suggested by stratigraphy, indicating the importance of direct dating. The results indicate that chickens did not arrive in Europe until the first millennium BC. Moreover, a consistent time-lag between the introduction of chickens and their consumption by humans suggests that these animals were initially regarded as exotica and only several centuries later recognised as a source of 'food'.
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