A Rare Goat Breed Living in Ireland Today Carries DNA That Traces Back to the Bronze Age ...
New research has revealed that the Old Irish Goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age. The findings suggest that the rare indigenous breed ...
1100–900 BCE, and the medieval town of Carrickfergus in Co Antrim. Radiocarbon dating, genetic and protein analyses were used to confirm that the Late Bronze Age animals are the oldest goat remains ...