{"id":16328,"date":"2025-01-31T19:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=16328"},"modified":"2025-01-31T19:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:21:06","slug":"new-study-decodes-11000-year-genetic-history-of-sheep-and-their-profound-impact-on-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-study-decodes-11000-year-genetic-history-of-sheep-and-their-profound-impact-on-humans\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Decodes 11,000-Year Genetic History of Sheep and Their Profound Impact on Humans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">An interdisciplinary team has mapped the 11,000-year genomic history of sheep, unveiling their long-standing impact on human civilization \u2014 from early domestication to their role in significant migratory movements.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheep have silently shaped human civilization for over 11,000 years, providing meat, milk and wool that enriched ancient and modern societies. An international team of researchers, led by geneticists from Trinity College Dublin and zooarchaeologists from LMU Munich and the Bavarian State Collections of Natural History, has now unlocked the intertwined history of humans and sheep through the analysis of 118 ancient genomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These genomes, extracted from archaeological bones spanning 12,000 years and ranging from Mongolia to Ireland, illuminate the enduring legacy of sheep domestication. The findings were recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.adn2094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of our most striking discoveries was a major prehistoric sheep migration from the Eurasian steppes into Europe during the Bronze Age. This parallels what we know about human migrations during the same period, suggesting that when people moved, they brought their flocks with them,\u201d first author Kevin Daly, an Ad Astra Assistant Professor at UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science and an adjunct assistant professor in Trinity\u2019s School of Genetics and Microbiology, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/news_events\/articles\/2025\/ancient-dna-history-of-sheep-and-humans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This discovery underscores how the movement of sheep mirrored human migratory patterns, suggesting that as people traveled, they brought their flocks along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study pinpoints the earliest sheep-herding village at A\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 H\u00f6y\u00fck in central T\u00fcrkiye. Genomes from this site suggest that sheep domestication began around 11,000 years ago in the northern Fertile Crescent, where wild mouflon were first captured and bred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 8,000 years ago, early European farmers were already selecting sheep for specific traits, such as coat color, driven by genes like the &#8220;KIT&#8221; gene known to influence white coat color in livestock. This early selection highlights the deep-rooted human desire for aesthetically pleasing and unusual animals, a trait that persists in modern agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The genomic analyses revealed that early sheep populations in Europe and those in Iran and Central Asia had already diverged 8,000 years ago. However, this separation did not last long. Sheep from eastern populations began moving westward, paralleling human cultural influences from Mesopotamian cities around 7,000 years ago and later with the pastoralist movements across the Eurasian steppes 5,000 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis research demonstrates how the relationship between humans and sheep has evolved over millennia,\u201d added Dan Bradley, leader of the research and a professor of population genetics at Trinity. \u201cFrom the early days of domestication through to the development of wool as a crucial textile resource, sheep have played a vital role in human cultural and economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tremendous migratory shifts during the Bronze Age not only shaped human ancestry \u2014 transforming the genetic makeup of populations such as the British by about 90% \u2014 but also redefined sheep genomes. Herds from this era had almost half their ancestry traced back to the Eurasian steppes. Sheep herding during this period likely included the exploitation of lifetime products like milk and cheese, which further supported these widespread migrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research not only reconstructs the historical connections between humans and sheep but also paves the way for further inquiry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur study &#8230; clearly illustrates that further transdisciplinary research is needed to clarify the patterns of dispersal and selection of the many landraces occurring today in Eurasia and Africa,\u201d added co-corresponding author Joris Peters, a professor of paleoanatomy at LMU Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As geneticists and archaeologists continue to unravel the past, it becomes apparent that the humble sheep, long a companion of humanity, has profoundly influenced not only our genetic makeup but also our cultural and economic landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheep have silently shaped human civilization for over 11,000 years, providing meat, milk and wool that enriched ancient and modern societies. 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