Dear All, Blowing air into the cow's vagina using a thin pipe has also been mentioned. When I read this interpretation for an archaeological bone tube I thought it was somewhat crazy, so I do not have the reference 😞A lesson to learn... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8PYozPB-8I [http://img.youtube.com/vi/n8PYozPB-8I/0.jpg]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8PYozPB-8I> This is how to force cows to produce milk in africa - YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8PYozPB-8I> www.youtube.com in Africa, blowing in the ass of a cow to force her to produce milk. In Ethiopia, an African from the Nuer tribe stimulates a cow by blowing air into his anu... ________________________________ From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Corina Liesau <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 01 February 2019 15:26:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Am I dreaming? Arturo, have also a look at what W. Jöchle is describing for scythian mares in: Johann Schäffer (ed.) 1999: Domestication of animals-Interactions between veterinary and medical sciences- Free communications-Report of the 30th Congress of the WAHVM and the 6th Conference of the Historical Division of the DVG. 9-12 September 1998 Munich/Germany. Umberto Albarella <[log in to unmask]> escribió: > and the classic paper on the subject that we have all been referring to for > decades is the Amoroso & Jewell 1963 one, which is referred to in the paper > Wim mentioned > > we even forgave them for using the expression "primitive people" in the > title! > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 13:13, Wim Van Neer <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> you are not dreaming, Arturo. >> >> See the following paper >> >> http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/az2011n1a4.pdf >> >> Provoking lactation by the insufflation technique as documented by the >> rock images of the Sahara - Bienvenue sur le site des Publications >> scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris >> <http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/az2011n1a4.pdf> >> sciencepress.mnhn.fr >> Provoking lactation by the insufflation technique as documented by the >> rock images of the Sahara Jean-Loïc Le Quellec Centre d’études des Mondes >> africains (CEMAf) >> Wim >> >> >> ----------- >> >> Wim Van Neer >> >> Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences >> >> Vautierstraat 29 >> >> B-1000 Brussel >> >> tel: +32(0)2 62 74 438 fax: +32(0)2 62 74 113 >> >> e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> >> http://www.natuurwetenschappen.be >> >> >> >> http://naturalsciences-be.academia.edu/WimVanNeer >> >> http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wim_Van_Neer/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites < >> [log in to unmask]> on behalf of Arturo Morales <[log in to unmask] >> > >> *Sent:* 01 February 2019 14:02 >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> *Subject:* [ZOOARCH] Am I dreaming? >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> >> >> I do not remember where I saw or read that some herders provoke the >> flow/release of milk in cows by introducing a stick into the female’s >> genital (digestive?) track. >> >> Apparently, that mechanical stimulus generates a release of oxytocin in >> the animal that starts a “chain reaction” of sorts >> >> Question is: is this real or is my frail memory betraying me here? >> >> Any input greatly appreciated! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Arturo >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 >> > > > -- > Umberto Albarella > Department of Archaeology > University of Sheffield > Minalloy House > 10-16 Regent Street > Sheffield S1 3NJ > United Kingdom > Telephone: (+) 44 (0) 114 22 22 943 > Fax: (+) 44 (0) 114 22 25 109 > http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/people/albarella > For MSc in Osteoarchaeology see: > https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/postgraduate_taught/msc_osteoarchaeology > For Zooarchaeology short courses see: > http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/zooarchaeology-lab/short-course > Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology: > https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-zooarchaeology-9780199686476?cc=gb&lang=en > > "No one has the right to obey" > Hannah Arendt > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 ********************************** Corina Liesau von Lettow-Vorbeck Dpto. 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