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Confirmation of rabbit domestication in the 4th century AD at Ambrussum: evidence of morphological change in the pelvis

Year: 2019

Type: preprint

Abstract: A multivariate analysis of six measurements on the pelvis of rabbits from Ambrussum that had shown evidence of having been kept in captivity revealed that the bones differed morphologically from those of modern wild rabbits as well as being larger in size. The conclusion is that rabbits were already being deliberately bred in the 4th century AD in southern France.

Source: HAL

Authors: Watson, John, P N, Gardeisen, Armelle

Institutions: Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes

Language: English

Topic: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2955379993

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