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== Domestication origins timeline == | == Domestication origins timeline == | ||
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|+Domestication of | |+Domestication of Animals Timeline | ||
!20,000 BC | !20,000 BC | ||
!10,000 BC | !10,000 BC | ||
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!1500 AD | !1500 AD | ||
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|'''dogs | |'''dogs''' domestication dates uncertain, perhaps between 25,000 and 12,000 BC | ||
|'''cattle, goats, pigs, sheep''' domesticated in the Fertile Cresent (Mideast) | |'''cattle, goats, pigs, sheep''' domesticated in the Fertile Cresent (Mideast) | ||
|'''pigs''' domesticated in Southeast Asia approx. 6,000 BC | |'''pigs''' domesticated in Southeast Asia approx. 6,000 BC | ||
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|'''camels''' used in trans-Saharan trade by 600'/700s AD | |'''camels''' used in trans-Saharan trade by 600'/700s AD | ||
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| | |spread of animals from Eurasia and Africa to the Americas | ||
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|'''cattle''' | |'''cattle''' | ||
domesticated in South Asia (in modern Pakistan) approx. 8,000 BC | domesticated in South Asia (in modern Pakistan) approx. 8,000 BC | ||
|'''horses'''first domesticated for milk approx. 4,000 BC | |'''horses''' first domesticated for milk approx. 4,000 BC; likely used for transportation approx. 3,500-3000 BC in central Asia | ||
|'''donkey''' domesticated in East Africa approx. 3,000-4,000 BC (were used Egypt by 2600-2800 BC and in the Middle East by 1800 BC) | |'''donkey''' domesticated in East Africa approx. 3,000-4,000 BC (were used Egypt by 2600-2800 BC and in the Middle East by 1800 BC) | ||
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|'''camels''' domesticated in Central Asia approx. 2500 BC (and in Middle East approx. 900 BC) | |'''camels''' domesticated in Central Asia approx. 2500 BC (and in Middle East approx. 900 BC) | ||
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