SCIENCE IN THE NEWS DAILY
Turkeys: So Good People Tamed Them Twice
from ScienceNOW Daily News
Americans love turkeys, so it's surprising how little researchers know about the birds' early relationship to humans.
Many archaeologists credited Mesoamericans--who lived in the area extending from present-day Mexico to Honduras--with bringing domesticated turkeys to North America sometime between 200 B.C.E. and 500 C.E., much like they brought maize, beans, and squash.
But a new study shows that Native Americans in what is now the southwestern United States likely tamed turkeys on their own.
Read more...
Science in the Media
Newspapers:
Magazines and Web Sites:
The Science-Media Intersection:
Subscribe to Our Content!
Visit our RSS Feeds page to choose among 13 customized feeds, or create a free My AmSci account to request an email notice whenever a specified author, department or discipline appears online.