Donkey domestication has been essential to human culture and development and has
played an important role in economic and social life in human history. China is one of the …

Geometric morphometrics revolutionized domestication studies through the precise quanti
cation of the phenotype of ancient plant and animal remains. Geometric morphometrics …

Donkeys carried Christ into Jerusalem while in Greek myth they transported Hephaistos up
to Mount Olympos and Dionysos into battle against the Giants. They were probably the first …

The identification of domestic equid remains is a recurrent issue and an intense subject of
discussion in zooarchaeological studies. Indeed, despite historical sources describing the …

Reindeer herding probably developed during the Late Iron Age onwards and is still an
important part of the subsistence and culture of many peoples in northern Eurasia. However …

Domestic animals are ubiquitous. In contrast to the biodiversity crisis currently impacting
many kinds of animals and plants, not a single domesticated species is endangered …

Background In horses, the morphological changes induced by the process of domestication
are reportedly less pronounced than in other species, such as dogs or pigs–although the …

For centuries, reindeer herding has been an integral part of the subsistence and culture
among the Sámi of northern Fennoscandia. Despite the importance of this husbandry in their …

Alongside horses, donkeys and their first-generation hybrids represent members of the
Equidae family known for their social, economic and symbolic importance in protohistoric …

Organisms are organized into suites of anatomical structures that typically covary when
developmentally or functionally related, and this morphological integration plays a …