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Archaeological sediment from Abu Hureyra in Syria being

Hunter-gatherers kept animals for food before they farmed crops

14 September 2022

Ancient dung hints that 12,000 years ago, a population of hunter-gatherers in what is now Syria kept animals like sheep or gazelles around – probably for food

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