Archaeologists Have Documented a Sharp Rise in the Number of Young

question 86

Multiple Choice

Archaeologists have documented a sharp rise in the number of young male goats killed at a 10,000 year-old site in the Zagros Mountains, Iran. They believe this indicates domestication, as young males:

• A) were slaughtered and females kept for breeding purposes
• B) were selectively chosen because they were born at a significantly higher rate than females
• C) would not stay in corrals and enclosures as well as females
• D) would interfere in the breeding process of young females

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