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