Researchers note that this is one of the oldest and most striking examples of humans modifying livestock horns. A total of six skulls, belonging to large, castrated male sheep, were unearthed.
Preliminary data from the Kootenays has also shown no effect from hunting on bighorn sheep horn size. Corrections have been made to the story and the headline has been changed to better reflect ...
Sheep with deformed horns are among the more mysterious animal remains discovered at an ancient Egyptian burial site dating back to around 3700 BC. They also represent the oldest physical evidence ...
Archaeologists have uncovered strangely deformed sheep skulls at an ancient Egyptian burial site, representing the oldest known example of humans modifying livestock horns. Researchers also found ...
The ancient sheep whose remains were unearthed had horns not oriented in the natural, lateral direction, scientists say. Instead, the horns were directed upward, while in some sheep, the horns ...
110.3 x 162.3 x 64.1 cm. (43.4 x 63.9 x 25.2 in.) ...
Looking west across a shallow lake I could see horses in a snowy pasture next to a lovely ranch yard and beyond them, bright ...
The BLM’s proposal would change a past management decision regarding herd structure that was “ambiguous” and “mathematically impossible,” the BLM said.