Domestication
9 questions tagged Domestication — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
When did humans first domesticate dogs from ancient wolf populations?
Dog domestication began at least 15,000 years ago, and possibly earlier.
When did cats first become domesticated?
Cats were domesticated around 9,000 years ago, with strong evidence from the Near East.
When did horses first become domesticated?
Horses were domesticated around 3500 BCE, probably on the Eurasian steppe.
When was the first camel domesticated?
Dromedary camels were domesticated around 3000 BCE, while Bactrian camels were domesticated later, around 2500 BCE.
When did humans domesticate dogs?
Dogs were domesticated at least 15,000 years ago, and possibly earlier.
When did humans domesticate cats?
Cats were domesticated around 9,000 years ago in the Near East.
When were dairy cows first domesticated?
Cattle were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago, in the early Neolithic.
When were horses first domesticated?
Horses were domesticated around 5,500 years ago, likely on the Eurasian steppe.
Whose work first described the silkworm moth as a model for insect domestication?
Sericulture historians and entomologists showed that Bombyx mori is one of the earliest domesticated insects, bred for silk over thousands of years.