FiG. 7. — The process of re-domestication of the feral goat at Shillourokambos, adapted from Vigne et al. (in press): A, histograms of distribution of the densities and mixture analyses for two measurements (according to the standards of von den Driesch 1976), one for the humerus and one for the talus, as examples of the protocol which has been used for estimating the sex ratio and the separate mean and standard deviation for males and females; B, evolution of the average size (expressed by the Log Size Index, LSI) of males and females (separated by mixture analyses) over the different phases of occupation of the village of Shillourokambos (Early AB to Mid. B + Late) and at Khirokitia; grey dots correspond to small samples; arrows and (+) indicates the statistically significant differences; significant size decreases due to domestication appear at the end of the sequences, c. 9500-8500 cal BP; C, evolution of the goat sex ratio over three successive phases of the PPN's (Pre-Pottery Neolithic) evolution in Shillourokambos and Khirokitia, according to the mixture analyses of different measurements of the humerus distal part (Bd, BT, H, HTC according to von den Driesch 1976, and Davis pers. obs.) of adult goats; the vertical segments delimitate the standard deviation of the mean; light grey columns indicate no statistically significant differences between the sex ratio estimate and 50%; conversely, dark grey columns indicate significant differences. The sex ratio is well balanced during the early step, but tends to decrease below 50% (i.e. less adult males than females) during the middle phase. It is significantly biased toward adult females during the most recent phase. Together with the size decrease, this unbalanced sex ratio advocates for the local domestication of goats. Abbreviations: Bd,braedth of the distal end; BT, breadth of the trochlea; H, heigth of the medial edge of the trochlea; HTC, minimal height of the trochlea groove; N, number of specimens of animal bones studied.