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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Goats Key to Spread of Farming, Gene Study Suggests
  • Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:36:21 -0400


Goats Key to Spread of Farming, Gene Study Suggests
<http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061010-goats-history.html?source=rss>

Goats accompanied the earliest farmers into Europe some 7,500 years ago, helping to revolutionize Stone Age society, a new study suggests.

The trailblazing farm animals were hardy and highly mobile traveling companions to ancient pioneers from the Middle East who introduced agriculture to Europe and elsewhere, researchers say.


  • [permaculture] Goats Key to Spread of Farming, Gene Study Suggests, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 10/12/2006

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