Oldest known dog breed reveals hidden human history

The Oldest Dog Breed's DNA Reveals How Humans Conquered the Arctic — and You’ve Probably Never Heard of It

Qimmeq dogs have pulled Inuit sleds for 1,000 years — now, they need help to survive.

DNA From Greenland Sled Dogs – Maybe The World's Oldest Breed – Reveals 1,000 Years Of Arctic History

Using the DNA from both modern dogs and ones found at archaeological sites, researchers have been able to explore the longest history between humans and a breed of dog.

Oldest known dog breed reveals hidden human history

The Iditarod is the longest annual sled dog race– covering over 1,500 miles across Alaska. But there’s another impressive, long-distance sled dog journey worth considering: their slow motion race through time. A close look into canine genetics reveals sled dogs have been around and on the move for thousands of years. Specifically, the Greenland sled dog–called Qimmeq (singular), or Qimmit (plural) in Greenlandic–has a history traceable all the w…