Redefining the timing and circumstances of the chicken's introduction to Europe and north-west Africa
Redefining the timing and circumstances of the chicken's introduction to Europe and north-west Africa
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DOI：
10.15184/aqy.2021.90
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发表时间：
2022-06-07
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1.8
通讯作者：
Sykes, Naomi
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作者：
Best, Julia;Doherty, Sean;Sykes, Naomi
关于鸡的早期历史（Gallus gallus arcticus），包括其引入新文化环境的时间和情况，知之甚少。为了评估其在欧亚大陆和非洲西北部的时空分布，作者对23根鸡骨进行了放射性碳年代测定。四分之三的人返回的日期晚于地层学所建议的日期，这表明了直接测年的重要性。结果表明，鸡直到公元前一千年才到达欧洲。此外，鸡的引入和人类消费之间的持续时间差表明，这些动物最初被认为是外来的，几个世纪后才被认为是“食物”的来源。
Little is known about the early history of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), including the timing and circumstances of its introduction into new cultural environments. To evaluate its spatio-temporal spread across Eurasia and north-west Africa, the authors radiocarbon dated 23 chicken bones from presumed early contexts. Three-quarters returned dates later than those suggested by stratigraphy, indicating the importance of direct dating. The results indicate that chickens did not arrive in Europe until the first millennium BC. Moreover, a consistent time-lag between the introduction of chickens and their consumption by humans suggests that these animals were initially regarded as exotica and only several centuries later recognised as a source of 'food'.