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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Jun 06, 2022, 10:28 PM

Title: Chickens not domesticated till about 1500 BC
Post by: Duncan Head on Jun 06, 2022, 10:28 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/06/chickens-were-first-tempted-down-from-trees-by-rice-research-suggests
Title: Re: Chickens not domesticated till about 1500 BC
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jun 07, 2022, 09:00 AM
did they set fire to teh tree at the same time as offering rice thus creating the first authentic chicken fried rice dish....?
Title: Re: Chickens not domesticated till about 1500 BC
Post by: Mark G on Jun 07, 2022, 03:18 PM
May your chickens never turn into Emus, and kick your hen house to death
Title: Re: Chickens not domesticated till about 1500 BC
Post by: Erpingham on Jun 07, 2022, 03:29 PM
Quote from: Mark G on Jun 07, 2022, 03:18 PM
May your chickens never turn into Emus, and kick your hen house to death

Is this some ancient blessing? 
Title: Re: Chickens not domesticated till about 1500 BC
Post by: Swampster on Jun 07, 2022, 05:53 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on Jun 07, 2022, 03:29 PM
Quote from: Mark G on Jun 07, 2022, 03:18 PM
May your chickens never turn into Emus, and kick your hen house to death

Is this some ancient blessing?
Sounds like one of the gnomic* sayings of Barrington McKenzie.

*and less bleepable
Title: Re: Chickens not domesticated till about 1500 BC
Post by: Mark G on Jun 07, 2022, 08:41 PM
I think they are words to live by