{"id":260537,"date":"2024-09-23T15:48:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/forests-became-less-diverse-when-ancient-people-started-herding-pigs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:10","slug":"forests-became-less-diverse-when-ancient-people-started-herding-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/forests-became-less-diverse-when-ancient-people-started-herding-pigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Forests became less diverse when ancient people started herding pigs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A domestic pig in the New Forest, UK<\/p>\n

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Ancient DNA unearthed from a European rock shelter suggests that local herders tended goats and sheep more than 5000 years ago, but switched to primarily pigs 2000 years later \u2013 right about when the surrounding forests became much less biodiverse.<\/p>\n

Although further research is needed, the findings hint that keeping pigs \u2013 which root the ground and are far less picky eaters than goats and sheep \u2013 might have played a role in how modern forests took shape. The discovery provides strong evidence that analysing ancient sedimentary DNA can\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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