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
An extremely good photo of a donkey (and a goat) from North Carolina.