Archaeogenomic insights into commensalism and regional variation in pig management in Neolithic northwest Europe

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(12)

Published: March 17, 2025

The relationship between humans and pigs has changed dramatically since their domestication in southwest Asia subsequent human-induced introduction into Europe. Introgression incoming Asian European boar resulted the gradual replacement of ancestry pigs. However, we currently lack genomic data required to explore regional trajectories, nature, extent contact that led this turnover, how process was facilitated by human activity. We addressed deficit sequencing four Mesolithic seven Neolithic pig samples from six archaeological sites Netherlands Britain ranging (5500 BCE) (2500 BCE). Our show despite continuous gene flow with boar, varying levels ancestry. low Early Dutch settlement Swifterbant indicates a high contribution wild genetic profile, enriched δ 15 N values, on-site presence, wide size distribution Sus scrofa suggest commensal relationship. Runs homozygosity (ROH) imply both closed-breeding free-ranging management occurred communities, where former showed an extreme burden long segments ROH. further selection signatures, associated coat color behavior, herds recurrent flow. Altogether, our results distinct husbandry practices through space time Europe, heavy reliance on recruitment via pathway northwest

Language: Английский

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Animal geographies of industrial animal agriculture in the Pandemic Era: the tragedy and insecurity of multispecies ethnography

Scottish Geographical Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 140(3-4), P. 563 - 580

Published: March 20, 2024

Amidst the capitalist logics governing life and death in industrial production of pigs poultry Denmark, we confront ethico-methodological challenges conducting multispecies research this time increased pathogen emergence transmission: 'Pandemic Era'. Drawing on our empirical insights, contend that worldly animal geographies Pandemic Era are constituted by biological existential insecurity, underscoring importance work. Through affectively attuning to bordering devices biosecurity, convey capaciousness performative understandings species agriculture constrains but which geographers can advance. Acts witnessing expose limitations ethnography simultaneously catalyse advancement field. Whilst work reckons with tragedy landscapes, limits have encountered, from methodological ethical, incitements critique innovate modes attunement extend beyond field itself.

Language: Английский

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Wildlife and the city. Modelling wild boar use of urban nature: Empirical contribution, methodological proposal

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(4), P. 1291 - 1312

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Navigating discreetly: Spatial ecology of urban wild boar in Bordeaux City's landscape of fear, France

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 954, P. 176436 - 176436

Published: Sept. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Killing the impulse to save Marius: Disney nature and the ethics of fascination in multispecies relations

Anthropology Today, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 41(1), P. 11 - 14

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

The euthanasia of Marius, an 18‐month‐old giraffe at Copenhagen Zoo in 2014, triggered intense global debate about zoo management practices. This article examines how the zoo's explicit display clinical detachment through public dissection reveals complex dynamics human‐animal relations contemporary conservation institutions. Drawing on 17 months ethnographic fieldwork, I demonstrate zoos cultivate ‘fascination’ as a carefully managed form attachment that enables rather than prevents from animals. Through analysis Marius case, show fascination operates more simple enchantment − it disciplines understanding nature and produces specific forms ethical responsibility. European Association Zoos Aquaria (EAZA) policy culling healthy animals reflects logic starkly contrasts with impassioned responses, illuminating engagement co‐constitute each other spaces. co‐constitution certain kinds response‐ability while disabling others, revealing institutions shape possibilities for multispecies relations.

Language: Английский

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Can wild geese remake a zoo? The promise of more-than-human heterotopia for a politics of living with urban wildlife

Geoforum, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 104261 - 104261

Published: March 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Boar Next Door: Vigilant Fencing in Suburban Berlin

Helsinki University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 129 - 161

Published: March 26, 2025

This chapter delves into the interplay between urban residents, wild boar and erection of fences in suburban Berlin, Germany. We investigate how residents employ everyday boundary-making practices to protect their homes gardens from intrusions, terming this phenomenon ‘neighbourhood vigilance’. These biosecurity measures are aimed not only at ensuring physical safety but also protecting residents’ ways life sense ontological security. Conflicts arising differing desires aesthetic preferences prompt a re-evaluation role neighbourhood’s dynamics. In conclusion, underscores that signify more than personal property boundaries; they illustrate existence relationships need management.

Language: Английский

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Feral ecologies of the human deep past: multispecies archaeology and palaeo‐synanthropy

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 21, 2024

Abstract This article articulates recent advances in palaeo‐ecology with the goals and ambitions of multispecies archaeology. It centres synanthropic nexus as a key context for study early human‐animal relationships argues that its evolution yields important yet currently overlooked dynamics shaping structure archaeological record. I first show how dominant heuristic wild versus domesticated nonhuman animals obfuscates inherent variability creativity past animal agency. then illustrate such agency is caught up human behaviour ecosystem impacts from relatively on history, navigating historically shifting configurations autonomy control. Drawing deep‐historical examples niches co‐assembled by foragers animals, argue interspecies require careful attention to concepts liminality ferality challenge species‐level approaches. finally highlight potential behavioural, material, cosmological consequences nexus, including integrative foraging patterns notions giving animal, which play an role many Indigenous ethnographic forager societies value attending this focus comparative research.

Language: Английский

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Between conflict and reciprocal habituation: Human-wild boar coexistence in urban areas

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 936, P. 173258 - 173258

Published: May 16, 2024

Urbanization is an ongoing global environmental change. Wildlife may respond using anthropized environments and resources, which known as synurbization, creating human-wildlife interactions. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations have become common in urban areas, including the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Humans to wild boars either habituating, with lower conflict perception higher acceptance, or sensitizing, reduced tolerance towards boars. Since citizen response influences management, this study analysed drivers human responses, should allow adopting socially-accepted measures manage synurbic populations. Interviews 1956 Barcelona citizens were performed, grouping variables score characteristics, well lay-knowledge, emotions, experiences, boar. Five clusters identified: cluster 1 (3.3 %), highly habituated active feeder; 2 (11.3 positive feelings; 3 (19.8 not nor sensitized, willing maintain populations; 4 (29.1 sensitized concerned, defending reduce boar; 5 (40.1 proposing even eliminate Positive attitudes associated aesthetic value, closeness nature sympathy, more frequent young background high education, animal lovers through contact without negative experiences. Conversely, concerned about city fouling, safety health, accepted lethal management measures, older rural background, low We document for first time sensitization reciprocal habituation humans areas. The identification wildlife be useful design measures.

Language: Английский

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The many boar identities: understanding difference and change in the geographies of European wild boar management

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 23

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Wildlife management across Europe is increasingly characterised by a 'war on wild boar'. In response to epidemiological and economic threats pig production agriculture, state agencies, policymakers hunting organizations have altered their as they attempt contain boar. Through cross-section overview of eight European countries with differentiated strategies - the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden we analyze five critical components contemporary boar management: categorizing, responsibilizing, calculating, controlling, sanitizing. We consider three triggers that change how and, extension, range other 'wild' species are managed in relation aforementioned categories: (over)abundance population growth, biosecurity crises, technological innovation. While these triggers, one hand, might streamline transborder policies, show also uproot longstanding wildlife cultures transforming traditions, landowner-hunter relations meat handling practices.

Language: Английский

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