Ovine origins and diversity in north-eastern Europe

Projektinformationen

OVinE

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 749226

DOI 10.3030/749226

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 24 März 2017

Startdatum 1 Mai 2017

Enddatum 30 April 2019

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 183 454,80

EU-Beitrag € 183 454,80

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITY OF YORK
United Kingdom

Ziel

Sheep (Ovis aries) is one of the most important and widely distributed domestic species worldwide according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and considered one of the ‘big five’ livestock species alongside cattle, goat, pig and chicken. The high number of sheep breeds with worldwide distribution, and the 11,000 years alongside humans makes them a fascinating, yet difficult species to study. Important information on the history of domestic sheep has been obtained from ancient faunal remains using ‘traditional’ zooarchaeological methods based on osteology and morphology, with relatively less little contribution from ancient genetics, compared to domesticates such as dogs or horses. OVinE will train the early researcher Eve Rannamäe in state-of-the art methods from zooarchaeology and ancient genomics to document the introduction, spread, and development of domestic sheep. Focusing on north-eastern (NE) Europe, where studies on sheep history and diversity are scarce compared to the rest of Europe, but where the extant indigenous breeds are highly valued for their genetic diversity, OVinE will: 1) clarify the timing and origins of the first sheep in NE Europe; 2) decipher the development and improvement of sheep populations from the Late Neolithic (c. 3000–1800 BC) through to the Modern period (AD 1800–1950); 3) clarify the affinities between ancient sheep populations and local indigenous breeds.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• humanities › history and archaeology › history
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › DNA
• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › domestic animals › animal husbandry
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › genomes
• humanities › history and archaeology › archaeology › bioarchaeology

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Koordinator

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 183 454,80
• Adresse: HESLINGTON ; YO10 5DD York North Yorkshire ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › North Yorkshire › York
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 183 454,80