The goat species went through the continent 10,000 years ago

According to a study published in PNAS magazine, domesticated goats have followed the farmers from the Middle East to Europe during the Neolithic period about 10,500 years ago.

DNA analyzes prove that goats, which are present among the first domesticated animals, have very high genetic similarity on a global scale, unlike cows or sheep with genetic differences. between Europe, Asia or Africa.

The study authors of the French Alps Ecological Laboratory explained that this proves that the goat species began moving in the Middle East about 10,500 years ago when the livestock industry was developed.

Scientists have drawn this conclusion from the analysis of 24 samples of goat bones found in a cave located in the Neolithic area of ​​Baume d'Oullen, southern France.

The domesticated goat is known to have traveled much throughout human history, but the relevant time has never been determined. According to the researchers, this may be the Neolithic revolution, a period in human history that people have stopped living on hunting and gathering for settlement and agricultural use.

According to the researchers, goats can play an important role when agriculture is developed and they may have traveled long distances with the first farmers.

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