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Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia. / Taylor, William T.T.; Pruvost, Mélanie; Posth, Cosimo et al.

In: Nature Human Behaviour, Vol. 5, No. 9, 09.2021, p. 1169-1179.

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Taylor, WTT, Pruvost, M, Posth, C, Rendu, W, Krajcarz, MT, Abdykanova, A, Brancaleoni, G, Spengler, R, Hermes, T, Schiavinato, S, Hodgins, G, Stahl, R, Min, J, Alisher kyzy, S, Fedorowicz, S, Orlando, L, Douka, K, Krivoshapkin, A, Jeong, C, Warinner, C & Shnaider, S 2021, 'Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia', Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 1169-1179. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01083-y

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Taylor, W. T. T., Pruvost, M., Posth, C., Rendu, W., Krajcarz, M. T., Abdykanova, A., Brancaleoni, G., Spengler, R., Hermes, T., Schiavinato, S., Hodgins, G., Stahl, R., Min, J., Alisher kyzy, S., Fedorowicz, S., Orlando, L., Douka, K., Krivoshapkin, A., Jeong, C., ... Shnaider, S. (2021). Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(9), 1169-1179. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01083-y

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Taylor WTT, Pruvost M, Posth C, Rendu W, Krajcarz MT, Abdykanova A et al. Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia. Nature Human Behaviour. 2021 Sept;5(9):1169-1179. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01083-y

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Taylor, William T.T. ; Pruvost, Mélanie ; Posth, Cosimo et al. / Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia. In: Nature Human Behaviour. 2021 ; Vol. 5, No. 9. pp. 1169-1179.

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title = "Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia",
abstract = "The development and dispersal of agropastoralism transformed the cultural and ecological landscapes of the Old World, but little is known about when or how this process first impacted Central Asia. Here, we present archaeological and biomolecular evidence from Obishir V in southern Kyrgyzstan, establishing the presence of domesticated sheep by ca. 6,000 BCE. Zooarchaeological and collagen peptide mass fingerprinting show exploitation of Ovis and Capra, while cementum analysis of intact teeth implicates possible pastoral slaughter during the fall season. Most significantly, ancient DNA reveals these directly dated specimens as the domestic O. aries, within the genetic diversity of domesticated sheep lineages. Together, these results provide the earliest evidence for the use of livestock in the mountains of the Ferghana Valley, predating previous evidence by 3,000 years and suggesting that domestic animal economies reached the mountains of interior Central Asia far earlier than previously recognized.",
keywords = "Animal Husbandry/history, Animals, Asia, DNA, Mitochondrial/history, History, Ancient, Humans, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Sheep, Sheep, Domestic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan",
author = "Taylor, {William T.T.} and M{\'e}lanie Pruvost and Cosimo Posth and William Rendu and Krajcarz, {Maciej T.} and Aida Abdykanova and Greta Brancaleoni and Robert Spengler and Taylor Hermes and St{\'e}phanie Schiavinato and Gregory Hodgins and Raphaela Stahl and Jina Min and {Alisher kyzy}, Saltanat and Stanis{\l}aw Fedorowicz and Ludovic Orlando and Katerina Douka and Andrey Krivoshapkin and Choongwon Jeong and Christina Warinner and Svetlana Shnaider",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank D. Paul and S. Palstra for performing radiocarbon dating of tooth enamel, and E. Rannam{\"a}e for assistance with manuscript preparation. Cementum analyses were funded through the CemeNTAA project, via the French National Agency for Research (ANR-14-CE31-0011). Geological investigations were supported by the National Science Center, Poland (grant no. 2018/29/B/ST10/00906). Sampling for ZooMS, DNA and radiocarbon analysis (Golden Valley Laboratory) and lithic analysis of Obishir V were supported by RSF project no. 19-78-10053, {\textquoteleft}The emergence of food-producing economies in the high mountains of interior Central Asia{\textquoteright}. Ancient DNA analyses were conducted with the support of the palaeogenomic platform from the UMR5199 PACEA Universite de Bordeaux and the European Research Council under the European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 804884-DAIRYCULTURES. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
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AU - Taylor, William T.T.

AU - Pruvost, Mélanie

AU - Posth, Cosimo

AU - Rendu, William

AU - Krajcarz, Maciej T.

AU - Abdykanova, Aida

AU - Brancaleoni, Greta

AU - Spengler, Robert

AU - Hermes, Taylor

AU - Schiavinato, Stéphanie

AU - Hodgins, Gregory

AU - Stahl, Raphaela

AU - Min, Jina

AU - Alisher kyzy, Saltanat

AU - Fedorowicz, Stanisław

AU - Orlando, Ludovic

AU - Douka, Katerina

AU - Krivoshapkin, Andrey

AU - Jeong, Choongwon

AU - Warinner, Christina

AU - Shnaider, Svetlana

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N2 - The development and dispersal of agropastoralism transformed the cultural and ecological landscapes of the Old World, but little is known about when or how this process first impacted Central Asia. Here, we present archaeological and biomolecular evidence from Obishir V in southern Kyrgyzstan, establishing the presence of domesticated sheep by ca. 6,000 BCE. Zooarchaeological and collagen peptide mass fingerprinting show exploitation of Ovis and Capra, while cementum analysis of intact teeth implicates possible pastoral slaughter during the fall season. Most significantly, ancient DNA reveals these directly dated specimens as the domestic O. aries, within the genetic diversity of domesticated sheep lineages. Together, these results provide the earliest evidence for the use of livestock in the mountains of the Ferghana Valley, predating previous evidence by 3,000 years and suggesting that domestic animal economies reached the mountains of interior Central Asia far earlier than previously recognized.

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