European Neolithic farmers interbred their pigs with wild boar

This is a nice commentary on a paper that examines the process of pig domestication during the early neolithic period, as human populations in Europe shifted from hunter-gatherer focused societies to farming.

The paper referenced:

    J.A.M. Erven, V. Mattiangeli, M. Dreshaj, V.E. Mullin, C. Rossi, K.G. Daly, I. Jackson, M. Parker Pearson, D.G. Bradley, L.A.F. Frantz, O. Madsen, D. Raemaekers, & C. Çakirlar, 

Archaeogenomic insights into commensalism and regional variation in pig management in Neolithic northwest Europe, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (12) e2410235122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410235122 (2025).