Measurement comparisons of ancient and modern carp push back the initial stages of aquaculture to 6000 bc, raising the possibility that rice paddy and fish co-culture systems are much older than previously thought. This research suggests carp were later independently domesticated twice, once in Europe and once in Asia.
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Harland, J. The origins of aquaculture. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 1378–1379 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0966-3
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