Research in the spotlight

Romans brought mules with them

14. June 2022 | Research in the spotlight

Erst die Römer brachten auch Maultiere im ersten Jahrhundert über die Alpen nach Norden, davor wurden in Mitteleuropa ausschließlich Pferde als Reittiere genutzt.

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Major new international research reveals new evidence about when, where, and how chickens were domesticated

7. June 2022 | Research in the spotlight

Neue Forschungsergebnisse verändern unser Verständnis der Umstände und des Zeitpunkts der Domestikation von Hühnern, ihrer Ausbreitung über Asien in den Westen und zeigen, wie sich ihre Rolle in den Gesellschaften während der letzten 3.500 Jahre verändert hat.

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The Great Ditch and the Many Shafts. Archaeozoology of Medieval Munich

23. February 2022 | Research in the spotlight

The excavations on the “Marienhof” in Munich behind the city hall represent the largest archaeological procedure in the old town of Munich to date.

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“Kungas” – the Oldest Equine Hybrids

18. January 2022 | Research in the spotlight

The Sumerians evidently used horse-like animals in their war campaigns as early as 4,500 years ago.

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Detecting the Problems of Neolithic Sheep Farmers

1. January 2022 | Research in the spotlight

The study of the remains of unborn and newborn lambs shows researchers the fundamental problems our ancestors had to face in keeping sheep during the early Neolithic period (about 10,000 years ago).

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Looking Over the Shoulders of Early Neolithic Hunters …

16. December 2021 | Research in the spotlight

A very special finding is the upper arm bone of an aurochs cow with a bullet wound – found in the backfill layers of one of the monumental complexes at Göbekli Tepe, southeastern Anatolia (Turkey).

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From the Wild Sheep to the Fat-Tailed Sheep

16. December 2021 | Research in the spotlight

From the beginning, sheep farmers consciously and unconsciously selected animals with characteristics suitable for life and reproduction in a man-made environment.

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