Written by Levi Clancy
First published
May 13, 2009
Last modified
April 18, 2011
It is unclear how aggressive wild cattle (Bos primigenus) were domesticated into Bos taurus. Based on two criteria — smaller size, and many young bones — cattle were first domesticated in Greece and Anatolia at sites dated to ~6,200-5,800 BC.
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