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Wild Boars Began Shrinking Down to Domesticated Pigs 8,000 Years Ago

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Laura Baisas, Popular Science

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jiajing Wang is quoted in a recent article in Popular Science.

  • Ancient Pig Teeth

    Examples of the pig molar teeth specimens analyzed for a study on pig domestication. CREDIT: Image by Jiajing Wang.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jiajing Wang is quoted in a recent article in Popular Science.  "Wild boars were probably attracted to human settlements as people started settling down and began growing their own food," says Wang.

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