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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.
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5 days ago · 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.
5 days ago · The timing and location of dog domestication is a matter of debate. There is strong genetic evidence, however, that the first domestication events occurred somewhere in northern Eurasia between 14,000 and 29,000 years ago.
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4 days ago · By Tommy Tomlinson. April 22, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EDT. Afghan Hounds at the 2023 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. (Peter Fisher for The Washington Post) Tommy Tomlinson is the author of “Dogland ...
2 days ago · Dogs hold the title of the most successful domesticated species on Earth. For millennia they have evolved under our watchful eye . More recently, selective breeding has led to people-driven diversity, resulting in unique breeds ranging from the towering Great Dane to the tiny Chihuahua.
1 day ago · Quote We don’t know how far back the domestication of animals goes. But we do know it is a process, rather than a single event. The domestication of the dog from its ancestor, the grey wolf, for example, may have begun some 17,000 years ago, but it also may have begun as many as 60,000 to 100,000...
4 days ago · “Dogs in large cities are essentially settler-colonial—a way for their owners to move into and occupy more of the urban space than they are allotted while making it everyone else’s problem ...
5 days ago · Historical evidence suggests that the domestication of dogs began around 33,000 years ago, with clear signs of domestication appearing by 15,000 years ago. This process likely started when wolves began scavenging from human sites, gradually becoming more tolerant and integrated into human societies.
