Applied zooarchaeology: primitive breeds today - Animals 23

What this episode covers

In this episode, Alex and Simona tackle the field of applied zooarchaeology. Learn more about how zooarchaeological data sets can be applied to conservation science, as well as discovering a range of (incredibly cute) archaic breeds of domesticates still around today. Links * http://soaysheep.biology.ed.ac.uk/ * https://rewildingeurope.com/rewilding-in-action/wildlife-comeback/tauros/ * https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/ancient-dna-upends-horse-family-tree# * https://www.isbona.com/index.php/about-icelandic-sheep http://www.rarebreedgoats.co.uk/rare-native-breed-goats/british-primitive-goats [https://www.isbona.com/index.php/about-icelandic-sheep%20http://www.rarebreedgoats.co.uk/rare-native-breed-goats/british-primitive-goats] * https://www.acsedu.com/info/animal-farming/cattle-farming/old-cattle-breeds.aspx * https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/resources/internal/heritage-cattle-breeds * https://rewildingeurope.com/news/genetic-study-shows-how-close-primitive-cattle-breeds-are-to-the-lost-aurochs/ Contact * Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz [http://www.twitter.com/archaeologyfitz] * Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady] * Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/] * Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm! [http://lyceum.fm/]