Sheep may have played a major role in a prehistoric plague outbreak. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 11, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđź’ˇ ...
Archaeologists do not have clear evidence as to when prehistoric humans started shearing sheep, nor when early textile making began. One of the main theories in this regard is that it began during the ...
"Our inquiry revolves around several questions. Do herders predominantly kill immature animals? Precisely what is meant by 'immature' (or 'young')? Do hunters predominantly slaughter mature wild sheep ...
Around 5,000 years ago, a mysterious form of plague spread throughout Eurasia, only to disappear 2,000 years later. Known only from ancient DNA, this enigmatic 'LNBA plague' lineage has left ...