Researchers Have Discovered That a 6,000-Year-Old Clue to Ireland’s Farming History Was Completely Wrong

Protein tests on ancient bones have removed evidence of farming’s influence in Ireland before 4000 BCE, reopening questions about when the island first encountered agriculture. For more than 30 years, the “Kerry Cow” helped shape a story about how farming reached Ireland. Bone fragments found on the coast of County Kerry appeared to show that [...]