Sheep have been part of human life for over 11,000 years. First domesticated in the western Fertile Crescent, their impact extends far beyond providing meat. Their wool transformed clothing, their ...
The discovery of plague DNA in a 4,000-year-old sheep bone is rewriting the story of one of humanity’s most feared pathogens, revealing that the disease’s early spread depended on animals long before ...
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans being nourished by their protein-rich milk and clothed by warm, ...
Vessel supported by two rams, 2600 to 2500 BCE, object number 1989.281.3. Credit: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989, open access Met Museum. Vessel supported by two rams, 2600 to 2500 BCE, object ...