WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The combined weight of this evidence suggests that, contrary to the long-standing hypothesis, chickens were not domesticated in the Indus Valley.

Detailed explanation-2: -Domestication probably occurred 7, 000-10, 000 years ago in Southeast Asia and Oceana. Distribution of Chickens occurred rapidly and was widespread because of their ability to provide meat and eggs without being competitive for human food sources.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus) are the most common domestic animals worldwide. However, the origin of their domestication is obscure. The early 21st century mitochondrial DNA data suggest that various red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) subspecies are the wild ancestors of the domestic chicken.

Detailed explanation-4: -The diet of the people of Indus Valley civilisation had a dominance of meat, including extensive eating of beef, finds a new study published on Wednesday in the ‘Journal of Archaeological Science’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Archeologists believe that the reason why G. gallus was first domesticated was for the entertainment the cocks provided through their fighting and not as a primary source of food. The effort to domesticate chickens happened most likely 7, 000 to 10, 000 years ago with multiple attempts.