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Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia

Carli PetersDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyKristine Korzow RichterDepartment of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USAShevan WilkinDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanySören StarkInstitute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, New York City, NY, 10028, USABasira Mir-MakhamadDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyRicardo FernandesClimate Change and History Research Initiative, Princeton University, Princeton, USAFarhod MaksudovNational Center of Archaeology, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, 100000, UzbekistanSirojidin MirzaakhmedovHusniddin RahmonovStefanie SchirmerDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyKseniia AshastinaDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyAlisher BegmatovBerlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 10117, Berlin, GermanyMichael D. FrachettiDepartment of Anthropology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63130, USASharof KurbanovInstitute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography named after Ahmad Donish of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, TajikistanMichael ShenkarDepartment of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, IsraelTaylor R. HermesDepartment of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, AR, 72701, Fayetteville, USAFiona KiddNew York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAndrey OmelchenkoState Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, 190000, RussiaBárbara HuberCentre de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, FranceNicole BoivinDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyShujing WangSchool of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, ChinaPavel LurjeState Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, 190000, RussiaMadelynn von BaeyerDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyRita Dal MartelloDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, GermanyRobert N. SpenglerDepartment of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 07745, Jena, Germany. [email protected]

Nature Communicationsjournal2024en

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The origins and dispersal of the chicken across the ancient world remains one of the most enigmatic questions regarding Eurasian domesticated animals. The lack of agreement concerning timing and centers of origin is due to issues with morphological identifications, a lack of direct dating, and poor preservation of thin, brittle bird bones. Here we show that chickens were widely raised across southern Central Asia from the fourth century BC through medieval periods, likely dispersing along the ancient Silk Road. We present archaeological and molecular evidence for the raising of chickens for egg production, based on material from 12 different archaeological sites spanning a millennium and a half. These eggshells were recovered in high abundance at all of these sites, suggesting that chickens may have been an important part of the overall diet and that chickens may have lost seasonal egg-laying.

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Livestock and Poultry Management Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Silkworms and Sericulture Research

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46093-2

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