Archaeological and biometric perspectives on the development of chicken landraces in the Horn of Africa
(2019)
Journal Article
Woldekiros, H. S., D'Andrea, A. C., Thomas, R., Foster, A., Lebrasseur, O., Miller, H., …Sykes, N. (2019). Archaeological and biometric perspectives on the development of chicken landraces in the Horn of Africa. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 29(5), 728-735. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2773
Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus L., 1758) were integrated into agricultural systems in the Horn of Africa as early as the pre-Aksumite period (c. 2,500 years ago), after they were introduced from Asia through land and maritime trade and e... Read More about Archaeological and biometric perspectives on the development of chicken landraces in the Horn of Africa.