Search for dissertations about: "cattle"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 142 swedish dissertations containing the word cattle.
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1. Women's cattle ownership in Botswana : Rebranding gender relations?
Abstract : Cattle are often portrayed as a male affair in Botswana. However, venturing out into the Kalahari countryside to scratch the surface of this state of affairs, another picture emerges. READ MORE
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2. Cattle for beads : The archaeology of historical contact and trade on the Namib Coast
Abstract : Early contacts between indigenous pastoralists at Walvis Bay on the Namib Coast and Western seafarers are poorly documented and little understood. Trade augmented regional exchange networks with a range, of archaeologically visible and easily identifiable objects. READ MORE
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3. Genetic Analyses of Bovid Remains and the Origin of Early European Cattle
Abstract : The aurochs Bos primigenius, extinct since 1627, was the wild progenitor of cattle. It is believed that all European cattle originate from one domestication event in the Near East 10 000 years ago. READ MORE
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4. Detecting Sex and Selection in Ancient Cattle Remains Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
Abstract : All contemporary taurine cattle originated some 10,000 years ago when their wild ancestor, the aurochs, was domesticated in the Near East. Although the aurochs was widespread also in Europe, there is no evidence for a local domestication. The aurochs has been extinct since 1627 and therefore little is known about its biology. READ MORE
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5. Animal husbandry in the Viking Age town of Birka and its hinterland : excavations in the black earth 1990-95
Abstract : The Birka Excavations 1990-95 provided a unique opportunity to excavate a Swedish Viking Age town stratigraphically, allowing the finds - including extensive and well-preserved faunal remains - to be dated accurately. This in turn has given the opportunity to study the nature and development of Viking Age animal husbandry in a new, closer perspective. READ MORE