Applied zooarchaeology: primitive breeds today - Animals 23

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.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 Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.