The name of the game: palaeoproteomics and radiocarbon dates further refine the presence and dispersal of caprines in eastern and southern Africa

• Published in: Royal Society open science Vol. 10; no. 11; p. 231002
• Main Authors: Le Meillour, Louise, Zazzo, Antoine, Zirah, Séverine, Tombret, Olivier, Barriel, Véronique, Arthur, Kathryn W, Arthur, John W, Cauliez, Jessie, Chaix, Louis, Curtis, Matthew C, Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane, Gunn, Imogen, Gutherz, Xavier, Hildebrand, Elisabeth, Khalidi, Lamya, Millet, Marie, Mitchell, Peter, Studer, Jacqueline, Vila, Emmanuelle, Welker, Frido, Pleurdeau, David, Lesur, Joséphine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 22.11.2023
• Subjects: Africa; Environmental Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; hunters–gatherers; palaeoproteomics; pastoralism; radiocarbon dating; zooarchaeology; zooarchaeology; hunters–gatherers; pastoralism; radiocarbon dating; palaeoproteomics; Africa; hunters-gatherers

We report the first large-scale palaeoproteomics research on eastern and southern African zooarchaeological samples, thereby refining our understanding of early caprine (sheep and goat) pastoralism in Africa. Assessing caprine introductions is a complicated task because of their skeletal similarity...