I just mentioned this article to my Vietnamese partner, and got a lengthy story about how the modern chicken came from SE Asian pheasants, which are often referred to as "jungle chickens," as taught 30+ years ago in primary school.

So it's pretty clear that there are generations of children who were well aware of the connection, too. There must be something hidden in the details that would raise this study to the lofty level of "landmark."

Maybe it provided genetic evidence for this human oral history? I would consider that landmark personally. Although writing an article about it is harder.