ZEBRASANDunhappy MARRIAGES • 167 table9.3 Approximate Dates of First Attested Evidence for Domestication of Large Mammal Species Species Date (b.c.) Place Dog 10,000 Southwest Asia, China, North America Sheep 8,000 Southwest Asia Goat 8,000 Southwest Asia Pig 8,000 China, Southwest Asia Cow 6,000 Southwest Asia, India, (?)North Africa Horse 4,000 Ukraine Donkey 4,000 Egypt Water buffalo 4,000 China? Llama / alpaca 3,500 Andes Bactrian camel 2,500 Central Asia Arabian camel
