High alpine dairying may have begun over 3000 years ago
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 11:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The discovery of dairy fats on ancient pottery may indicate dairying high in the Alps occurred as early as the Iron Age over 3000 years ago, according to a study published April 21, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Francesco Carrer from the University of York, UK, and colleagues. Dairy farming has long […]