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Evidence for domestication of the dog 12,000 years ago in the Natufian of Israel

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THREE canid finds from the Natufian in the northern Israeli sites of Bin Mallaha (Eynan) and Hayonim terrace indicate a special man–animal relationship. These consist of a diminutive carnassial and mandible, and a wolf or dog puppy skeleton buried with a human. The finding of a puppy skeleton in such close association with man is of particular significance as an indication of a close relationship between man and dog.

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DAVIS, S., VALLA, F. Evidence for domestication of the dog 12,000 years ago in the Natufian of Israel. Nature 276, 608–610 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276608a0

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