New research points to a clear origin for humanitys love of farm-raised chicken eggs.
Its well established that todays chickens are descended from the red junglefowl, a still-living species of wild bird.
But theres long been a fierce academic debate about when and how exactly chicken became domesticated.
A hen and her eggs.Image: PhotoSongserm (Shutterstock)
The international team sifted through eggshell fragments collected from 12 archaeological sites dating back 1,500 years ago.
There are still many unknowns about chicken domestication.
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