Ancient goat genomes reveal mosaic domestication in the Fertile Crescent

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Current genetic data are equivocal as to whether goat domestication occurred multiple times or was a singular process. We generated genomic data from 83 ancient goats (51 with genome-wide coverage), from Palaeolithic through to Medieval contexts throughout the Near East. Our results demonstrate that multiple divergent ancient wild goat sources were domesticated in a dispersed process, resulting in genetically and geographically-distinct Neolithic goat populations, echoing contemporaneous human divergence across the region. These early goat populations contributed differently to modern goats in Asia, Africa and Europe. We also detect early selection for pigmentation, stature, reproduction, milking and response to dietary change, providing 8,000 year old evidence for human agency in moulding genome variation within a partner species.

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Authors/Creators:	Daly, Kevin Maisano Delser, Pierpaolo Mullin, Victoria Scheu, Amelie Mattiangeli, Valeria Teasdale, Matthew David https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7376-9975 Hare, Andrew Burger, Joachim Pereira Verdugo, Marta Collins, Matthew James https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-5501 Kehati, Ron Erek, Cevdet Merih Bar-Oz, Guy Pompanon, François Cumer, Tristan Çakirlar, Canan Mohaseb, Azadeh Fatemah Decruyenaere, Delphine Davoudi, Hossein Çevik, Özlem Rollefson, Gary Vigne, Jean-Denis Roya, Khazaeli Fathi, Homa Beizaee Doost, Sanaz Rahimi Sorkhani, Roghayeh Vahdati, Ali Akbar Sauer, Eberhard W. Azizi Kharanaghi, Hossein Maziar, Sepideh Gasparian, Boris Pinhasi, Ron Martin, Louise Orton, David Clive https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4069-8004 Arbuckle, Benjamin S. Benecke, Norbert Manica, Andrea Kolska Horwitz, Liora Mashkour, Marjan Bradley, Daniel
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details.
Dates:	Published: 6 July 2018 Accepted: 4 June 2018
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2018 13:40
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2025 00:29
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aas9411
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1126/science.aas9411
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:133179

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