Goats were domesticated by 5000 B.C. thanks to Mesopotamian, Turkestan, and Chinese farmers. [1] The first medium of exchange was a fish or a goat. [2]
The broad-headed Nodite-Andonite Syrians very early introduced pottery and agriculture in connection with their settlements on the slowly rising Nile delta. They also imported sheep, goats, cattle, and other domesticated animals. [3]