For fans of pig domestication and dispersal, this recent publication in PNAS
may be of some interest:
Published online before print March 14, 2007
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 10.1073/pnas.0607753104
Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in
Island Southeast Asia and Oceania
Greger Larson a,b,z, Thomas Cucchi c,d, Masakatsu Fujita c, Elizabeth Matisoo-
Smith e, Judith Robins e, Atholl Anderson f, Barry Rolett g, Matthew Spriggs
h, Gaynor Dolman i, Tae-Hun Kim j, Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy k, Ettore Randi l,
Moira Doherty e, Rokus Awe Due m, Robert Bollt g, Tony Djubiantono m, Bion
Griffin g, Michiko Intoh n, Emile Keane c, Patrick Kirch o, Kuang-Ti Li p,
Michael Morwood q, Lolita M. Pedriņa r, Philip J. Piper s, Ryan J. Rabett t,
Peter Shooter u, Gert Van den Bergh v, Eric West w, Stephen Wickler x, Jing
Yuan y, Alan Cooper i, and Keith Dobney.
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