Dog domestication happened many times, but most didn’t pan out
The story that data reveals is complicated—but somehow very human. Until about 13,600 years ago, any wolf living in what is now Alaska would have lived on the usual wolf diet: rabbits, moose, and a whole range of other land animals. But starting around 13,600 years ago, the nitrogen isotopes locked in ancient wolves’ bones […]
December 4, 2024 | Archaeology, dog domestication, Dogs, indigenous North America, isotope analysis, nitrogen isotopes, Science | No comments