Genetic record for domestic dogs pushed back by 5,000 years

“Researchers have identified the earliest known dog genomes, which push the genetic record for #dogs back by more than 5,000 years.

They recovered these genomes from remains of between 14,000 and 16,000 years old found at #archaeology sites that span Europe and the Middle East.”

nature.com/articles/d41586-026…

Who let the wolves in? Genetic record for domestic dogs pushed back by 5,000 years

The oldest ancient dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across Europe and the Middle East.

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