Nabta Playa

An archaeological site in the Nubian Desert of southern Egypt, notable for some of the earliest evidence of cattle domestication in northeast Africa and early pastoral practices, with domesticated cattle appearing around 5600 BC and caprines by roughly 5900 BC.

Claims that use this term

• The earliest verifiable domesticated cattle at Nabta Playa is c. 5600 bc.
• By 5900 BC, caprines are likely present at Nabta Playa; earliest verifiable occurrence of domesticated cattle there is c. 5600 BC.
• Early cattle remains from Nabta Playa were wild hunted aurochs, whilst domesticated cattle were introduced to northeast Africa in the late 7th millennium BC.