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As many requests are made to members of the Zooarch Listserv and only a fraction of people reply-all so that their contribution makes it to the list recipients, could I suggest that particularly those who have requested bibliographic information take the time to collate that information and post it on the Listserv. I have just done that vis-a-vis my request for information on cattle (Bos) exploitation patterns and hope that others will follow suit. This will make the Listserv and its archives a really valuable research tool, even greater than it currently is. It could also cut down on the number of inbox messages that listserv members receive if people who reply to requests feel confident that, by replying only to the requester, their contribution still eventually will be made available to the whole list membership.
Thanks,
Richard Meadow

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Ok Zooarchers - You've been so helpful on the topic of draught/draft cattle. Here's another question.

Can anyone give me some references to publications that address the topic of domestication of

1. guinea pigs

2. yaks

I will be forever grateful and am eternally amazed at the breadth of knowledge of this group.



Melinda A. Zeder
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From: Sarah Whitcher Kansa [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Draught Animals
 
And from the southern Levant, one of the earliest bits of evidence is 
from the Chalcolithic at Ein Gedi. Ussishkin (1980) describes a ceramic 
bull with a churn on its back, suggesting links between both cattle and 
milking and cattle and labor.

Ussishkin, E. 1980. The Ghassulian Shrine at Ein Gedi. Tel Aviv 7: 1-44.

Sarah


Zeder, Melinda wrote:
  
Can anyone give me a reference for the earliest evidence of the use of domestic animals as draught animals - either archaeological or pictoral?

Thanks,

Melinda Zeder