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It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others. Pigs were domesticated in the Neolithic, both in East Asia and in the Near East.
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- Distinguishing Domestic and Wild Pigs
- Independent Domestication Events
- Sus scrofa in China
- Pigs Into Europe
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It must be said that it is not easy to distinguish between wild and domestic animalsin the archaeological record. Since the early 20th century, researchers have segregated pigs based on the size of their tusks (lower third molar): wild boars typically have broader and longer tusks than domestic pigs. Overall body size (in particular, measures of kn...
Despite the difficulties, most scholars are agreed that there were two separate domestication events from geographically separated versions of the wild boar (Sus scrofa). Evidence for both locations suggest that the process began with local hunter-gatherershunting wild boars, then over a period of time began managing them, and then purposefully or ...
In China, the earliest domesticated pigs date to 6600 cal BC, at the Neolithic Jiahusite. Jiahu is in east-central China between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers; domestic pigs were found associated with the Cishan/Peiligang culture (6600-6200 cal BC): in Jiahu's earlier layers, only wild boars are in evidence. Beginning with the first domestication, ...
Beginning about 7,000 years ago, central Asian people moved into Europe, bringing their suite of domestic animals and plants with them, following at least two main paths. The people who brought the animals and plants into Europe are known collectively as the Linearbandkeramik(or LBK) culture. For decades, scholars researched and debated whether Mes...
Arbuckle BS. 2013. The late adoption of cattle and pig husbandry in Neolithic Central Turkey. Journal of Archaeological Science40(4):1805-1815.Cucchi T, Hulme-Beaman A, Yuan J, and Dobney K. 2011. Early Neolithic pig domestication at Jiahu, Henan Province, China: clues from molar shape analyses using geometric morphometric approaches. Jou...Cucchi T, Dai L, Balasse M, Zhao C, Gao J, Hu Y, Yuan J, and Vigne J-D. 2016. Social complexification and pig (Sus scrofa) Husbandry in ancient China: A combined geometric morphometric andiIsotopic...Evin A, Cucchi T, Cardini A, Strand Vidarsdottir U, Larson G, and Dobney K. 2013. The long and winding road: identifying pig domestication through molar size and shape. Journal of Archaeological Sc...Aug 13, 2019 · Archaeological evidence suggests that domestic pigs arrived in Europe about 8,500 years ago with farmers from the Near East. But, confusingly, the DNA of modern European pigs is derived from European wild boar and not Near Eastern animals.
Oct 7, 2019 · From a few pigs brought over on a ship to the estimated 5 million pigs currently residing in the U.S., we explore the brief and fascinating history of how and why the hog has become an integral part of our agricultural landscape and why there has been a resurgence in demand for pasture raised pork.
Aug 30, 2020 · In Europe, domestic pigs arose as a result of a combination of two processes– the domestication of wild boars by European Mesolithic hunters, as well as the introduction of domestic pigs through the LBK migrations.
Oct 5, 2018 · Archaeological evidence suggests that pigs were domesticated around 10,500 years ago in the Near East, before farmers first brought them to Europe around 8,500 years ago, according to...
Aug 15, 2019 · They found that the first pigs to arrive in Europe and live alongside farmers 8,000 to 10,000 years ago had a definite Near Eastern genetic history. But over the next 3,000 years or so, almost all the pigs mingled with European wild boars, so much so that they lost all the original identity.
