April
28
/ 2020
Molecular food remains sampled from Neolithic pottery determines dairy farming “took hold” in what is modern-day Britain and Ireland. A new study of pottery fragments by a team of scientists led by senior author, Professor Oliver Craig, from the Department of Arhcaeology ay the University of York, has been published in the journal Nature Communications. Not only do the finds of this research provide insights into the emergence of lactose tolerance, but it also proves ancient Britons were among the very first people to farm cows specifically for milk. Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude The team of scientists from the University of York tracked hunter-gatherer lifestyles in prehistoric Europe over about 1,500 years as they evolved into sedentary farming
