Synopses & Reviews
This book presents an interdisciplinary overview of the origins of African livestock, placing Africa as one of the world centres for animal domestication. With sections on archaeology, genetics, linguistics and ethnography, this collection contains over twenty contributions from the field's foremost experts and provides fully illustrated, never before published data, and extensive bibliographies.
Synopsis
Of particular interest to those studying the history of the African continent, this book takes its place as a standard reference in the field of livestock studies.