Highlights from the team’s presentations on experimental herds, tooth enamel chemistry, and ancient sheep-breeding strategies From 27 to 29 August,...
ERC-READ Researchers Share Insights on Sheep Domestication at JIA 2024
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Shaping the Herd: Early Evidence of Caprine Management at Tell Halula
At the ASWA 2025 meeting in Munich, Roger Alcàntara Fors presented new insights into early goat husbandry at Tell Halula, highlighting research that...
Rethinking Animal Domestication at Abu Hureyra: 50 Years Later
On 30 April 2025, Dr. Carlos Tornero revisited the landmark excavations at Abu Hureyra, Syria, and explored how new biomarker techniques reshape our...
Recent Honors for Carlos Tornero: Academia Joven de España and Professorship at UAB
In 2024, Carlos Tornero was appointed as a full member of the Young Academy of Spain and promoted to professor at the Universitat Autònoma de...
Public Lecture: Exploring the Origins of Animal Domestication in the Near East
On 6 March 2024, Dr. Carlos Tornero presented the latest insights from the ERC READ project at the Universitat de València. The Neolithic period...
Welcome to the ERC READ Project Website
Exploring the earliest steps of animal domestication through innovative biogeochemical research in the Fertile Crescent. We are pleased to introduce...
ERC Consolidator Grant Awarded to Launch the READ Project
The European Research Council has awarded nearly €2 million to Dr. Carlos Tornero (UAB) to lead the READ project, opening new avenues in the study...