Domestication of Sheep and Goats

8500 BCE · Anadolu / Zagros · invention

The domestication of sheep and goats in the Near East was an important stage in Neolithic farming communities' turn toward animal husbandry.

Herds selected from wild populations provided milk, meat, wool, and hide. This development strengthened settled village economies and offered human communities a more reliable source of food; it also formed the basis of nomadic pastoral traditions.

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What was Domestication of Sheep and Goats?
The domestication of sheep and goats in the Near East was an important stage in Neolithic farming communities' turn toward animal husbandry.
When did Domestication of Sheep and Goats happen?
8500 BCE
Where did Domestication of Sheep and Goats take place?
Anadolu / Zagros