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In 2021, a literature review of the current evidence infers that domestication of the dog began in Siberia 26,000-19,700 years ago by Ancient North Eurasians, then later dispersed eastwards into the Americas and westwards across Eurasia. This hypothesis is derived from when genetic divergences are inferred to have happened.
- The Very First Domesticated Dogs
- Key Evidence of Early Domestication
- The Divergence of Breeds
It seems like common knowledge that dogs are descended from wolves. It makes perfect sense, and it’s the conclusion most of us come to if we give it any thought. In reality, though, dogs aren’t directly descended from wolves as we know them. It’s believed that dogs are actually related to an extinct population that was a predecessor of the modern G...
The earliest transitions from Late Pleistocene Wolf (we’ll just say “wolf” from here on in) to early dogs are difficult for paleontologists to recognize. It’s challenging because the emerging species were very similar, and there would have been a normal range of genetic variation among individuals in both populations. That means there were dog-like...
We might have left Africa around 60,000 years ago and made two separate journeys out to east Asia and western Europe, joining with dogs in those places roughly 30,000 years ago. 15,000 years later, humans cross the Bering Strait and enter North America with dogs in tow. By that time, we’d bred dogsfor various utilitarian purposes, leading them to l...
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Jun 2, 2016 · Dogs were the first domesticated animals, and their barks heralded the Anthropocene. We raised puppies well before we raised kittens or chickens; before we herded cows, goats, pigs, and sheep;...
Scientists speculate that the first dog appeared between 15,000 and 38,000 years ago. At that time, many animals—including the wolf—posed a threat to humans. But at some point, a group of humans and a group of wolves teamed up. How did this happen?
Aug 31, 2022 · Learn more about the domestication of dogs. We find out about the origin of the story between humans and canines, chart the history of its evolution and understand the reasons for the dog's esteemed place in our hearts.
Apr 19, 2021 · Exactly when and where dogs were first domesticated continues to be debated but it is thought that they were not native to North America but arrived with Paleoindians who migrated into the land across the Bering Land Bridge (also known as Beringia) over 14,000 years ago. Scholar Marion Schwartz comments:
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Aug 20, 2009 · The going theory is that dogs were domesticated somewhere between 15,000 and 40,000 years ago. But, Boyko explains, genetic testing has not gone deep enough to come up with a more refined...
