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New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

Mound Key, a small island in Estero Bay off the coast of southwest Florida, appears to have been shaped in large part by ...

The close relationship between humans and dogs has been ongoing for more than 14,000 years, a new study has discovered.

Some bones indicate that the hunter-gatherers of the time fed dogs fish. Their remains were also treated in similar ways to ...

A recent study has unveiled the earliest genetic evidence of domestic dogs, pushing back our timeline of when humans first partnered with canines. By analyzing ancient dog DNA, researchers identified ...

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For modern residents of the Levant, the "Red Sea Trough" usually brings a brief, dusty transition between seasons. But ...

According to researchers, modern dog genetic lineages must have been established by the Upper Palaeolithic, the final phase of the Old Stone Age, between 50,000 and 10,000 BP (Before Present). During ...