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  1. Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, 582, Uppsala, 751 23, Sweden

    Jennifer R. S. Meadows

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    Claire Smith

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Meadows, J.R.S. (2014). Sheep: Domestication. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2215

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