US EditionWhen Dogs First Became Man’s Best Friend
Genetic analysis shows the earliest dogs were already widespread across Europe as hunter-gatherers buried and exchanged them, researchers said.
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A jaw fragment found deep underground in a cave in Somerset, England, has changed scientists' understanding of when and how dogs became our best friends. DNA tests have shown that the jaw belonged to one of the oldest known domesticated dogs, and that people in Britain lived in close contact with them as early as 15,000 years ago - several millennia before farm animals were domesticated or cats moved into our homes, the BBC reports.
Humans’ deep connection to dogs spans more than 15,000 years
View larger. | An artist’s depiction of a human hunter-gatherer camp in ancient Turkey. Scientists used genetic analysis to find the oldest known dogs, from 15,000 years ago. They also discovered that dogs were widespread across Europe 14,000 years ago. Image via Kathryn Killackey/ University of Liverpool. Dogs and humans have been companions for more than 15,800 years, with evidence of domestication spreading across Europe by 14,000 years ago. …
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