Historical event

Sheep and Goat Domestication

Date: about 10,500 years ago

Sheep and goats are domesticated in the Fertile Crescent, providing humans with reliable sources of meat, milk, and wool, revolutionizing pastoral societies.

Tags: sheep, goat, fertile crescent, pastoralism, wool, milk, meat, neolithic revolution, agriculture

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