![]() ![]() Many more clay images of pigeons have been found during excavations of sites in Iraq and Crete dating back to 3000 BC. Images of pigeons were first found on the reconstructed façade of an excavated temple dedicated to the goddess Ninhursag (Queen of Heaven and Earth) at Al’Ubaid in Sumeria in 3000 BC. In pre-history it is likely that rock doves lived alongside man in caves and on cliff faces. It was at this time that Neolithic man was starting to cultivate cereal crops and domesticate animals for food. However, it is likely that rock doves were domesticated by Neolithic man as far back as 10,000 years ago in and around the alluvial plains of the Tigris and Euphrates. Man with doveThe first mention of the domestication of the rock dove was found in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets (pictographical writing on clay tablets) dating back over 5000 years. Pigeons can differentiate between photographs and even two different human beings in a single photograph.īack to top Domestication of the Rock Dove:
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