Ovinology

In Part 1 of 2, we'll explore the history of Grecian and Roman sheep including food, fertilizer, fiber processing, and dyes. It's more fun than it sounds, I promise! Also, I'm your host, Madeline Rosenberg.

http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub408/entry-6384.html

https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/culture-magazines/textiles-greek-and-roman-world

https://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2663&context=etd_hon_theses

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More details on the domestication of Ovis Aries can be found here:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/04/how-sheep-became-livestock

https://www.thoughtco.com/when-sheep-were-first-domesticated-172635

https://www.iwto.org/history-sheep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_domestic_sheep

Photo credit Andreas Lambianidis, from rove.me

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