Documenting the initial appearance of domestic cattle in the Eastern Fertile Crescent (northern Iraq and western Iran)

Arbuckle, Benjamin S.; Price, Max; Hongo, Hitomi; Öksüz, Banu

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2016.05.008

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“…The genetic and archeological evidence supports the role of Iran as a domestication center of dairy animals such as goat [24, 25], cattle [26], and camel [27, 28]. The domesticated water buffaloes are also kept for milk production in Iran [29].…”

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The evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence in seven ethnic groups across the Iranian plateau

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BackgroundThe ability to digest dietary lactose is associated with lactase persistence (LP) in the intestinal lumen in human. The genetic basis of LP has been investigated in many populations in the world. Iran has a long history of pastoralism and the daily consumption of dairy products; thus, we aim to assess how LP has evolved in the Iranian population. We recruited 400 adult individuals from seven Iranian ethnic groups, from whom we investigated their lactose tolerance and screened the genetic variants in their lactase gene locus.ResultsThe LP frequency distribution ranged from 0 to 29.9% in the seven Iranian ethnic groups with an average value of 9.8%. The variants, − 13910*T and − 22018*A, were significantly associated with LP phenotype in Iranians. We found no evidence of hard selective sweep for − 13910*T and − 22018*A in Persians, the largest ethnic group of Iran. The extremely low frequency of − 13915*G in the Iranian population challenged the view that LP distribution in Iran resulted from the demic diffusion, especially mediated by the spread of Islam, from the Arabian Peninsula.ConclusionsOur results indicate the distribution of LP in seven ethnic groups across the Iranian plateau. Soft selective sweep rather than hard selective sweep played a substantial role in the evolution of LP in Iranian populations.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s40246-019-0195-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence in seven ethnic groups across the Iranian plateau

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“…The low frequency of Bos remains prior to the 6 th millennium BC in contrast to the sudden and dramatic increase of small-sized cattle during the Late Neolithic period (6 th millennium BC) has been recorded in Central and Southern Zagros, Susiana plain, southeast and northern Iran. This distribution pattern has been suggested as an indicator for imported domesticated cattle from the adjacent Upper Euphrates basin to the Zagros region during the 6 th millennium BC (Arbuckle et al 2016).…”

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Zooarchaeology of the Pre-Pottery and Pottery Neolithic site of Qasr-e Ahmad (Iran)

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Mashkour

Kharanaghi³

2019

Archaeozoology of the Near East XII

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“…Subsequent importation of managed or domesticated populations to replace or bolster local animals in later phases of the Neolithic cannot be excluded, and seems likely. The evidence for pig and cattle may also suggest early manipulation by humans 14 , 66 , 67 . Sheep, which were managed by humans quite early in the northern areas of Fertile Crescent, were not part of the EPPNB strategies in the southern Levant.…”

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The Emergence of Animal Management in the Southern Levant

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Bar-Oz

Meier

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Our compilation of zooarchaeological data from a series of important archaeological sites spanning the Epipaleolithic through Pre-Pottery Neolithic B periods in the Mediterranean Hills of the southern Levant contributes to major debates about the beginnings of ungulate management in Southwest Asia. The data support an onset of ungulate management practices by the Early PPNB (10,500–10,000 cal. BP), more than 500 years earlier than previously thought for this region. There is a clear developmental connection between reduced hunting intensity and the uptake of ungulate management, confirming that this process began in response to local, density-dependent demographic factors. The early process of goat domestication in the southern Levant appears to have been overwhelmingly local. This may have been true for cattle and pigs as well. Nevertheless, the loose synchrony of animal management trends across Southwest Asia was undoubtedly enabled by large-scale social networks that transmitted knowledge. The results add to growing evidence that animal management processes followed multiple regional evolutionary pathways within the Fertile Crescent.

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Documenting the initial appearance of domestic cattle in the Eastern Fertile Crescent (northern Iraq and western Iran)

Cited by 26 publications

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The evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence in seven ethnic groups across the Iranian plateau

The evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence in seven ethnic groups across the Iranian plateau

Zooarchaeology of the Pre-Pottery and Pottery Neolithic site of Qasr-e Ahmad (Iran)

The Emergence of Animal Management in the Southern Levant

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