From migratory practices to modern language, learn how sheep have played a major role in the history of humanity.

Sheep have been integral to the island's way of life for over a millennium, dating back to the time of the Vikings who ...

Sheep have been part of human life for over 11,000 years. First domesticated in the western Fertile Crescent, their impact ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

By 8,000 years ago, the earliest European sheep populations showed evidence of selective breeding. Farmers were deliberately selecting their flocks for specific traits, particularly coat color.

Cosmos Magazine reports that analysis of DNA samples taken from 118 sheep bones unearthed at archaeological sites in Europe ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years, according to new research. As well as meat, their ...

The event takes place on the June bank holiday weekend on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June in the grounds of Mountbellew Co-operative Livestock Mart.

By 8,000 years ago, in the earliest European sheep populations, the team found evidence that farmers were deliberately selecting their flocks -- in particular for the genes coding for coat colour.