A 7,000-year-old piece of leather reveals a deep history of Spanish goats
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Genetic analysis of a piece of tanned skin found in the Cave of Bats (Granada) shows that early Neolithic settlers were already raising domestic goats and trace a continuous lineage with current native breeds such as the Bermaya Darwin was right: science confirms 150 years after this small plant is an insect eater Reconstructing the history of the origin and trade of cattle in southern Europe has been tremendously complicated for one reason: exc…
A 7,000-year-old piece of leather reveals a deep history of Spanish goats
Ancient DNA reveals that denizens of the Iberian Peninsula made leather from domestic goats as far back as 7,000 years ago, according to a study published Nov. 4, 2026, in the journal PLOS One by Jolijn A. M. Erven of University College Dublin, Ireland, and colleagues.
An international research has managed to analyze the ancient DNA of a goat's skin with an age of 7,000 years, which was found in the Cave of the Bats of Albuñol (Granada). The study, published in the scientific journal 'PLoS One', shows that the animal was a female domestic goat of European descent and reveals a genetic affinity with the current Cabra Bermeya, an indigenous breed of the Principality of Asturias. Researchers from the University o…
The study on two pieces of goat skin found in the cave of the Bats of Albuñol is led by the Castro researcher of UAH Francisco Martínez and counts with the participation of the scientist of the UGR Blas Ramos El estudiante
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