World’s oldest dog identified at ancient hunter-gatherer site

Key Points

• The aim is to identify the early origins of domesticated dogs through archaeological evidence.
• Excavation of an ancient hunter-gatherer site
• Analysis of the 15,800-year-old puppy remains
• Comparison with known canine domestication timelines
• The discovery establishes dogs were domesticated nearly 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.
• The findings provide insight into human-canine relationships in early societies.