Please find attached details of a public lecture on Animal Domestication – that may be of
interest to some.
Edinburgh 5th April, 5.30pm
Pathways to Animal Domestication: A Continuing Journey
Melinda A. Zeder
Lecture Abstract
Animal domestication represents a milestone in the history of humans, and of the planet we
inhabit. Exploring the long history of the diverse and continuing pathways that humans and
animal traveled into domestication, learning how and when they first embarked on these
journeys, tracing the twists and turns they took along the way is vital to understanding
where we come from, how we arrived where we are today, and where these pathways will lead
us into the future. This lecture looks at the universal features of animal domestication
and its impact on animal domesticates. It brings together archaeology, genetics, and
animal sciences to trace the pathways that animals and their human partners have followed
and continue to follow into domestication. It explores some of the issues that must be
confronted – ethical, ecological, social – as we continue to push the frontiers of animal
domestication and reshape the lives of all animals living within an increasingly pervasive
human sphere.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/news-events/lectures/munro-lec…