Predecessor of Cows, The Aurochs, Were Still Living In The Netherlands Around AD 600
Friday, December 12, 2008 - 10:49
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeological researchers have discovered that the aurochs, the predecessor of our present-day cow, lived in the Netherlands for longer than originally assumed. Remains of bones recently retrieved from a horn core found in Holwerd (Friesland, Netherlands), show that the aurochs became extinct in around AD 600 and not in the fourth century.