Donkey Domestication Occurred 7,000 Years Ago

Recent genomic research provides fresh insight into donkey husbandry.

Just as donkeys are utilized now, in distant past, donkeys were common beast of burden that are frequently used to haul products across great distances. A group of geneticists have pinpointed just how ancient donkeys are. The team discovered a domestication event in East Africa that dates to about 5,000 BCE, somewhat earlier than the first archaeologica…