This book presents an interdisciplinary overview of the origins of African livestock, placing Africa as one of the world centres for animal domestication. With sections on archaeology, genetics, linguistics and ethnography, this collection contains over twenty contributions from the field's foremost experts and provides fully illustrated, never before published data, and extensive bibliographies.

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations.