Dairy pastoralism sustained eastern Eurasian steppe populations for 5,000 years.
Journal
Nature ecology & evolution
ISSN: 2397-334X
Titre abrégé: Nat Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101698577
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2020
03 2020
Historique:
received:
24
07
2019
accepted:
17
01
2020
entrez:
5
3
2020
pubmed:
5
3
2020
medline:
1
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Dairy pastoralism is integral to contemporary and past lifeways on the eastern Eurasian steppe, facilitating survival in agriculturally challenging environments. While previous research has indicated that ruminant dairy pastoralism was practiced in the region by circa 1300 BC, the origin, extent and diversity of this custom remain poorly understood. Here, we analyse ancient proteins from human dental calculus recovered from geographically diverse locations across Mongolia and spanning 5,000 years. We present the earliest evidence for dairy consumption on the eastern Eurasian steppe by circa 3000 BC and the later emergence of horse milking at circa 1200 BC, concurrent with the first evidence for horse riding. We argue that ruminant dairying contributed to the demographic success of Bronze Age Mongolian populations and that the origins of traditional horse dairy products in eastern Eurasia are closely tied to the regional emergence of mounted herding societies during the late second millennium BC.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32127685
doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1120-y
pii: 10.1038/s41559-020-1120-y
pmc: PMC7212056
mid: EMS85521
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
346-355Subventions
Organisme : European Research Council
ID : 804884
Pays : International
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