claim · claim_mezber_chicken_route_nonexclusive
Early chicken remains at Mezber are compatible with maritime or multi-stage Red Sea and Indian Ocean transmission, but they do not identify a unique route or carrier population.
Early chicken remains at Mezber are compatible with maritime or multi-stage Red Sea and Indian Ocean transmission, but they do not identify a unique route or carrier population.
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Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Early Evidence for Domestic Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the Horn of Africa — Helina S. Woldekiros, A. Catherine D’Andrea (2017)Provides the early chicken evidence.
Locator: Mezber faunal identifications and dating
Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · proposes interpretation
Early Evidence for Domestic Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the Horn of Africa — Helina S. Woldekiros, A. Catherine D’Andrea (2017)Provides alternative route models.
Locator: Discussion of possible maritime and overland transmission
Referenced records
- Southern Red Sea interaction network · entity
- Western Indian Ocean connections · entity
- Early chicken presence at Mezber · event