A biometric meta-study of the emergence of caprine management in the northern and southern Levant

Abstract Using body size diminution as a proxy for animal management, we compiled and analyzed an extensive database of published caprine biometric data spanning the Epipaleolithic through Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN; 24,000–8400 cal BP) periods to investigate the origin of stock-keeping in the north...

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Main Authors: Roxanne Lebenzon, Natalie D. Munro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04944-y
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