Cattle domesticated 10,660 years ago

Scientists have found evidence that Northeast China was one of the first areas to domesticate cattle from about 10,660 years ago.

The findings are detailed in an academic paper by scientists in Yunnan province that was published in the peer-reviewed science journal Nature Communications on Nov 8.

The paper, titled Morphological and Genetic Evidence for Early Holocene Cattle Management in North-Eastern China, is the result of research efforts by Professor Zhang Hucai and his team at Yunnan Normal University in Kunming, the provincial capital.