Humans and dogs — scientists find new proof of ancient bond
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- Scientists discovered the earliest-known dog remains in Turkey, dating back 15,800 years. Researchers analyzed DNA and artifacts to understand the ancient bond between humans and dogs, noting uncertainties about their roles and ongoing debates about domestication origins.
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“A female puppy that lived some 15,800 years ago in present-day Turkey has been labeled as the earliest-known dog by scientists”
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— No relevant evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the claim about the earliest-known dog remains in Turkey
“The remains are nearly 5,000 years older than the previously known oldest dog”
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“Researchers found a piece of the dog's skull in Pinarbasi, a rock shelter site used by ancient hunter-gatherers”
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“By examining it and analyzing its DNA, the scientists concluded the pup was 'a few months old' and probably looked like a small wolf”
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— No evidence in archive to support DNA analysis conclusions about the pup's age or appearance
“Frantz is a co-author of a study looking at distribution of dogs across Europe and Asia during the Paleolithic period, which was published in the prestigious Nature magazine on Wednesday”
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“Artifacts of the human community at Pinarbasi give insight into human history during the last ice age, which ended some 10,000 years ago”
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“There was also evidence that hunter-gatherers at Pinarbasi fed fish to their dogs”
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“Dogs are believed to have been domesticated by humans earlier than any other animal”
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— No evidence in archive to verify domestication timing relative to other animals
“Dogs are descended from gray wolves, but similarities between the two species make it tricky for scientists to distinguish their remains”
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“Researchers believe that dog and wolf populations diverged at least 24,000 years ago”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm divergence timing between dog and wolf populations
“The question of 'when, where and why people domesticated dogs still remain largely unanswered'”
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“There is a genetic abyss between dogs and wolves”
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“Bergström and his colleagues also identified the oldest dog in Europe by examining remains from 14,200 years ago from Switzerland's Kesslerloch”
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“Ancient European dogs seem to have shared ancestors with dogs in Asia, hinting at a single domestication event”
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