Even after adopting cattle, early herders kept hunting and gathering
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, May 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Even after adopting cattle, early herders kept hunting and gathering
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The first pastoralists in eastern Africa didn't suddenly switch to a diet centered only on cows, sheep and goats. Instead, they kept eating a wide mix of foods -fish, wild animals and plants -alongside livestock for at least 1,000 years.
That's the key finding from new . . .
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Even after adopting cattle, early herders kept hunting and gathering
*
The first pastoralists in eastern Africa didn't suddenly switch to a diet centered only on cows, sheep and goats. Instead, they kept eating a wide mix of foods -fish, wild animals and plants -alongside livestock for at least 1,000 years.
That's the key finding from new . . .