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La primera producción lechera en el verde África sahariana en el quinto milenio antes de Cristo
Julie Dunne1, Richard P Evershed, Mélanie Salque
1Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
Nature
|June 23, 2012
Resumen
Los africanos saharianos prehistóricos practicaban la lechería en el quinto milenio a.C., confirmado por el análisis químico de residuos de cerámica. Este hallazgo pone de relieve la importancia temprana de la leche y proporciona un contexto para la evolución de la persistencia de la lactasa en África.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- El análisis paleodietario.
- La prehistoria africana fue la prehistoria africana.
Sus antecedentes:
- El norte de África del Holoceno vio un pastoralismo generalizado con ganado, ovejas y cabras antes de la domesticación de las plantas.
- El arte rupestre representa el pastoreo de ganado y escenas raras de ordeño, pero la datación es un desafío.
- La evidencia de la fauna confirma la importancia de la domesticación, pero la escasez de huesos limita el análisis de la estructura del rebaño para la lechería.
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