The Reality of Domestication - Archaeological Science Ep 6

Ancient and modern DNA are revolutionizing our understanding of domestication. Traditionally, the domestication of plant and animal species has been seen as an event for each species followed by the dispersal of fully domesticated populations to different parts of the world. But DNA is showing us that this model is way too simple… #archaeology #archaeological #archaeologicaldiscoveries #domestication #dna #ancientdna #ancient #pigs #maize #corn

00:00 Intro
01:07 What is domestication?
05:13 Animal domestication - Pigs
08:28 Plant DNA
10:01 Plant domestication - Maize
12:43 Domestication: a new understanding
13:27 End

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