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This volume tackles the fundamental and broad-scale questions concerning the spread of early animal herding from its origins in the Near East into Europe beginning in the mid-10th millennium BC. Original work by more than 30 leading international researchers synthesizes of our current knowledge about the origins and spread of animal domestication. In this comprehensive book, the zooarchaeological record and discussions of the evolution and development of Neolithic stock-keeping take center stage in the debate over the profound effects of the Neolithic revolution on both our biological and cult

Domestic animals --- Livestock --- Origin of domestic animals --- Animal husbandry --- Farm animals --- Live stock --- Stock (Animals) --- Stock and stock-breeding --- Agriculture --- Animal culture --- Animal industry --- Food animals --- Herders --- Range management --- Rangelands --- Barnyard animals --- Beasts --- Domesticated animals --- Animals --- Zoology, Economic --- Domestication --- Feral animals --- History. --- Origin.