The Feral Animal Question: Implications for Recognizing Europe's First Farmers

The presence of domestic animals is a key feature the Neolithic. Their earliest in archaeological contexts across European continent often interpreted as reflecting farming practices. However, escape, survive, and become feral. Using comparative example colonial North America, this article's aim to illustrate what happens when livestock are introduced new, continental temperate environment. Taking dual historical perspective, author reiterates elaborates on suggestion that feral were almost certainly Neolithization process.