One of the prevailing hypotheses is that cats were domesticated in the Levant, a region of the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean Sea, during the Neolithic period 12,000 to 5,000 years ago.

A Neolithic-era pit unearthed in Pieria in Northern Greece sheds light on the eating habits of early inhabitants.

When I announce that I’m not really a pet person (and especially that I don’t particularly want a dog), people stare at me like I’m a criminal. But at least I’m not as vicious as the world’s first cat ...

The Neolithic Age began in roughly 10,000 BCE and is considered the later part of the Stone Age. ... domesticated plants and animals, and some pretty strong women.

The first animal domesticated by man. ... Of note, the Neolithic period in Central Europe occurred between 7,500 and 4,000 BP (Before Present). Based on paleogenomic analysis, ...

Study suggests pigs may have been domesticated in China as early as Neolithic period Research shows wild boar were present in human settlements in the Yangtze River Delta thousands of years ago ...

Mitogenetic diversity of sheep did not decline in the Anatolian distribution area of wild sheep when sheep husbandry developed in the early Neolithic c. 10,000 years ago, as previously assumed.

Archaeologists have recently discovered a "surprisingly complex" ancient burial system, complete with animal sacrifices, during a dig in central Germany. The excavation site is near Magdeburg ...