Disappearance Of The El Argar Civilization – Why Has No One Lived In The La Almoloya Region Again?
|A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – A few years ago, a unique archaeological wealth of La Almoloya site, located in Pliego, Murcia, was revealed by archaeologists in Spain.
Animal remains from Letti, incl. cattle remains (left). Credit: M. Osypińska/P. Osypiński
While waiting for precise sample dating results, researchers say that all indicate it is a period far preceding the 5th millennium BC, a commonly accepted date of introduction of domesticated cattle from the Middle East. This would mean that domestication took place locally.