Umberto Albarella

TL;DR: Analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens reveals multiple centers of domestication across Eurasia and that European, rather than Near Eastern, wild boar are the principal source of modern European domestic pigs.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that domestic pigs of Near Eastern ancestry were definitely introduced into Europe during the Neolithic (potentially along two separate routes), reaching the Paris Basin by at least the early 4th millennium B.C.

TL;DR: The first use, to the authors' knowledge, of triboelectric extraction of protein from parchment is reported, which suggests that ultrafine vellum does not necessarily derive from the use of abortive or newborn animals with ultrathin hides, but could equally well reflect a production process that allowed the skins of maturing animals of several species to be rendered into vellums of equal quality and fineness.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of an investigation into the mobility of Late Neolithic cattle at the well-known site of Durrington Walls, Wiltshire were presented, which suggested that cattle were brought to the site from a variety of grazing areas in different parts of Britain.

TL;DR: It is shown that not only the size, but also the shape of teeth and mandibles can help in highlighting patterns of variability in wild boar from different areas, and the morphological history of the species appears to be complex.