Dear Salima,

Is it AD? or BC? And do you have any reference?


Dr. Arkady B. Savinetsky
Laboratory of Historical Ecology
Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Leninsky pr., 33  
Moscow 119071, Russia
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I have been trying to trace it. 1400s/1500s yes. Before, not sure. Still tracking. Possibly 1300s.

Salima Ikram
Egyptology Unit Head
Professor of Egyptology
American University in Cairo
P. O. Box 74, Road 90, Tagammu 5
New Cairo 11825, EGYPT
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On 4 Dec 2013, at 17:50, Savinetsky wrote:

Dear Zooarchers,

One  of  the  archaeologists  asked me when domesticated water buffalo
appeared   in  Egypt?  In  "Clutton-Brock,  J.  A  Natural  History  of
Domesticated  Mammals.   1987"  said  that  it  appeared only in early
Middle  Ages.  Was  it  really happened so late? Does anybody have any
other information?

Thanks in advance!
Sincerely yours, Arkady



Dr. Arkady B. Savinetsky
Laboratory of Historical Ecology
Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Leninsky pr., 33  
Moscow 119071, Russia