Dogs Domesticated Before Farming, Study Shows

New research reveals humans domesticated dogs over 14,000 years ago, well before agriculture took hold in Europe. Scientists analyzed ancient DNA from sites in Switzerland, Turkey, England, and Serbia, finding dogs spread rapidly across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic eras. These early dogs, derived from grey wolves, were the only domesticated animals present before farming and contributed significantly to modern European dog genetics. Read more about this...