Late Bronze Age - Iron Age zebu cattle in Jordan?

Clason, A.T.

doi:10.1016/0305-4403(78)90021-3

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“…Why would ancient herders have been interested in introducing relatively large numbers of these animals? Available archaeological evidence points towards the presence of zebu cattle in Jordan dating to 3400 years bp (Clason 1978). The extensive trading links between civilizations of the Near East and those further east have been well documented, and would have provided an opportunity for genetic exchange.…”

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A microsatellite survey of cattle from a centre of origin: the Near East

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Eight humpless cattle breeds from the Near East, three from Europe, one from West Africa and two zebu breeds from India were screened with 20 microsatellite loci. Breeds from the Near East revealed considerable levels of introgression from zebu cattle, which was apparent most in populations from the East and which declined in populations further West. This nonrandom pattern is suggestive of the introduction of zebu cattle from the East. Notwithstanding the overlay of zebu alleles, it was possible to demonstrate that Near Eastern cattle exhibited significantly higher levels of allelic diversity than breeds from other regions, which is consistent with the view that this region represents a primary domestication centre for Bos taurus cattle. The hypothesis that B. taurus and B. indicus cattle have separate domestic origins is also supported by the survey, a large genetic divergence being apparent between the nonhybrid taurine and zebu groups.

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A microsatellite survey of cattle from a centre of origin: the Near East

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“…In South Asia, zebu sequences fall into either the I1 (grey) or the I2 (brown) haplogroups. Clason, 1978;Naik, 1978).…”

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Interrogation of modern and ancient genomes reveals the complex domestic history of cattle

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“…2006b). It is currently difficult to date the onset or maxim of this influx; however, archaeological evidence suggests the presence of zebu cattle in Jordan dating to 3400 bp (Clason 1978). It is therefore possible that the significant cline of zebu influence across the Near East reflects the influence of ancient trade links, such as the silk route.…”

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Taurine and zebu admixture in Near Eastern cattle: a comparison of mitochondrial, autosomal and Y‐chromosomal data

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MacHugh³

2007

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Eight Bos taurus cattle breeds from the Near East region were screened with a Bos indicus (zebu)-diagnostic Y-specific microsatellite (INRA124) to estimate the proportion of zebu Y chromosomes in each population. This value was compared with previously published values for zebu introgression for both the mitochondrial and autosomal gene pools of the same breeds. All breeds revealed considerable levels of introgression from B. indicus cattle when the autosomal data were taken into consideration; this was particularly apparent in cattle populations from Iraq in the east, and declined in the populations further west towards Anatolia. This non-random pattern of introgression and admixture is suggestive of the introduction of zebu cattle from the region corresponding to present-day Iran and northern Pakistan. In addition, the maternal and paternal markers demonstrate that the movement of cattle into and within the Near East was complex.

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Late Bronze Age - Iron Age zebu cattle in Jordan?

Cited by 14 publications

References 1 publication

A microsatellite survey of cattle from a centre of origin: the Near East

A microsatellite survey of cattle from a centre of origin: the Near East

Interrogation of modern and ancient genomes reveals the complex domestic history of cattle

Taurine and zebu admixture in Near Eastern cattle: a comparison of mitochondrial, autosomal and Y‐chromosomal data

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