Figure 5

For each of the environmental factors discussed in Sect. 4, the Figures (a)–(d) show the suitability of the geographical areas for herding the wool-bearing sheep, i.e. yellow color corresponds to very suitable areas and blue tones to less suitable areas. In Figure (e) the suitability landscape for the innovation spreading of the wool-bearing sheep is plotted, the landscape is constructed by combining influences from different types of environmental data (a)–(d). The assumed origin of the woolly sheep Tell Sabi Abyad is marked by a red circle