The journey of the sheep, those familiar pets good for fur and meat,  shows us a refusal to yield to domestication.

    DNA from 118 sheep found in many old countries in Europe and Asia changed everything about what we thought about sheep.

    It revealed that the birthplace of the sheep did not ever seem to be one place. . It didn’t happen in a  perfect timeline.  The first traces of domestication found in Turkey around 6000 BCE were mixed with other sheep left wild.

    "Old relationships" aren't just what we think!  The sheep were familiar with their ancestors nearby. The practice of domesticating this species eventually lead to the sheep having shorter lifespans.

    Changes were made to favor body noise, coats with different pigments, and the growth rates of the sheep.

    So what happened to the human population of the time?

    DNA studies have frequently shown that the human species was heavily influenced by the passage through the bequest of the Caucasian group during the Bronze Age. The presence of the sheep seemingly inspired innovated ideas for domestication of sheep. Later on sheep found in Europe revealed a tangled trace of ancestry.

    What has changed since then?  Now people are opening their eyes to bioeconomy \& bioeconomic industries that want to be sustainable.

 A different view point on domestication can be a throwback to Ethanol properties.

People can’t stop trying to learn more about the past. We see this in how animals from 12, 000 years ago can still provide clues about life in the old world. Amazing right?

Sheep:Unraveling the Mysteries of Their History

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