Conference: History of Animal Domestication
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Domestication is an almost magical word: when examined closely, it opens a journey encompassing historical, biological, and cultural dimensions. It reveals that domestication has occurred multiple times, in different regions and eras, profoundly transforming animals, the environment, and human societies. It began with the dog over 10,000 years ago, followed by the cow, the horse, the chicken, silkworms, and camels, always through the same slow and challenging process from capture to careful selection. Far from being a phenomenon of the past, the number of species undergoing domestication has significantly increased in recent decades. Along the way, domestication has shaped our lifestyles and knowledge while augmenting control over nature. This conference, based on precise and illustrated examples, aims to provide a deeper understanding of this complex phenomenon and the questions it continues to raise today.
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With: Valérie Chansigaud, historian of sciences and the environment, associated with the Sphère laboratory (CNRS, Université Paris Cité). Location: At the entrance of the Naturmusée. Price: Free.
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Luxembourg National Museum of Natural History
25 Rue Münster
2160 Grund Luxembourg
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