where did the ancestors of the domestic goat originate
Iran
title: Goat text: of probably all domestic goats today. Neolithic farmers began to herd wild goats primarily for easy access to milk and meat, as well as to their dung, which was used as fuel, and their bones, hair and sinew for clothing, building and tools. The earliest remnants of domesticated goats dating 10,000 years before present are found in Ganj Dareh in Iran. Goat remains have been found at archaeological sites in Jericho, Choga Mami, Djeitun, and Çayönü, dating the domestication of goats in Western Asia at between 8000 and 9000 years ago. Studies of DNA evidence suggests 10,000 years BP as title: Goat text: from Proto-Indo-European "*ǵʰaidos" meaning "young goat" (cf. Latin "haedus" "kid"), itself perhaps from a root meaning "jump" (assuming that Old Church Slavonic "zajęcǐ" "hare", Sanskrit "jihīte" "he moves" are related). To refer to the male, Old English used "bucca" (giving modern "buck") until ousted by "hegote", "hegoote" in the late 12th century. "Nanny goat" (females) originated in the 18th century and "billy goat" (for males) in the 19th. Goats are among the earliest animals domesticated by humans. The most recent genetic analysis confirms the archaeological evidence that the wild Bezoar ibex of the Zagros Mountains is the likely original ancestor title: Goat text: Goat The domestic goat or simply goat ("Capra aegagrus hircus") is a subspecies of "C. aegagrus" domesticated from the wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the goat—antelope subfamily Caprinae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat. Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, and have been used for milk, meat, fur, and skins across much of the world. Milk from goats is often turned into goat cheese. Female goats are referred to as "does" or title: British Primitive goat text: The ancestral goats were common to the Celtic and Germanic peoples of Northern Europe. It survived through the Bronze and Iron Ages, as it was hardy and self-sufficient in foraging in a rough, nutritionally poor environment, required little intervention from humans, and was good at evading predators. The British population of this livestock crossed cultural lines again later, during successive settlement by the Anglo-Saxons and by the Vikings. During the Medieval period it was the herding goat of the manor, and the basis of the Cheddar cheese industry. Until the late 18th century, there were at least one million British title: Origin of the domestic dog text: ancestors teamed up with those pastoralist wolves and learned their techniques. Many of our ancestors remained gatherers and scavengers, or specialized as fish-hunters, hunter-gatherers, and hunter-gardeners. However, some ancestors adopted the pastoralist wolves' lifestyle as herd followers and herders of reindeer, horses, and other hoofed animals. They harvested the best stock for themselves while the wolves kept the herd strong, and this group of humans was to become the first herders and this group of wolves was to become the first dogs. In 1914, on the eve of the First World War, two human skeletons were discovered during basalt quarrying