Ancient DNA brings to life history of the iconic aurochs, whose tale is intertwined with climate change and human culture

ScienceDaily
Oct 30, 2024, 2:58 pm584 ptsHotTop
Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from bones dating across 50 millennia and stretching from Siberia to Britain. The aurochs roamed in Europe, Asia and Africa for hundreds of…

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