Description

This episode, Alex and Simona take the road less traveled and explore two staple desert pack animals: donkeys and camels! From extravagant pets to Sicilian carts, learn more about these two beasts of burden in the archaeological record and present day.

Sources

• Fagan, B. (2015) The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History. London: Bloomsbury Press
• http://www.berksarch.co.uk/index.php/the-donkey-in-human-history-an-archaeological-perspective/
• O’Connor, T. & Sykes, N. (Eds.) (2010) Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna, Windgather Press
• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hail-eddie-stobartus-camels-were-hgvs-of-roman-britain-jm6kf2c0t2g
• https://animals.mom.me/habitat-sicilian-donkey-3284.html

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