Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al

Rowley-Conwy, P.; Zeder, M.

Abstract

We continue to contest the claim by Evin et al. (2014) that Rosenhof E24 and other Mesolithic pigs were domestic. E24’s mixture of ‘wild’ and ‘domestic’ traits is best explained as indicating a behaviourally wild boar with some domestic ancestry. The fascinating complexities of this situation should not be downplayed in favour of a simplified, more newsworthy (but probably incorrect) conclusion.

Citation

Rowley-Conwy, P., & Zeder, M. (2014). Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al. World Archaeology, 46(5), 835-840. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.953712

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 10, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Oct 31, 2014
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2014
• Deposit Date: Oct 2, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 21, 2016
• Journal: World Archaeology
• Print ISSN: 0043-8243
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1375
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 835-840
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.953712
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1421685