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  1. Pigeon bones from Bronze Age Cyprus show Columba livia sharing a diet with humans by 1400 BCE, pushing the direct evidence for domestication back nearly 1,000 years. New isotope analysis in Antiquity changes the timeline. #Zooarchaeology #BronzeAge #Domestication @Antiquity anthropology.net/p/pigeon-dome

  2. How dogs became domestic animals. 🐶🌍

    Dogs are believed to have been domesticated from wolves thousands of years ago, when early humans and wild wolves formed a mutual relationship. 🧠

    Wolves that were less aggressive began staying closer to human camps to feed on leftovers, while humans benefited from their protection and hunting skills. 🤝

    Over time, this cooperation led to gradual evolution—taming behavior, emotional bonding, and eventually the loyal domestic dogs we know today .🐾✨

    #Science #History #Dogs #Domestication #Animals #DidYouKnow

  3. 🐕🧠 A study of #canine remains shows that the earliest #dogs had #brains comparable in size to ancient #wolves.

    Researchers found that the major reduction in #brain volume happened 5,000 years ago as human societies moved into permanent settlements. The evidence suggests that secondary environmental factors played a larger role in canine evolution than the early stages of living with humans.

    👉 zmescience.com/feature-post/na

    #dogs #biology #evolution #science #archeology #domestication #animals #history #brain #research #nature #paleontology

  4. Dogs were originally thought to be domesticated around 10,000 years ago but new findings have moved that back even farther an additional 5,000 years. Dog remains at a burial site in Turkey confirmed this date when researchers extracted DNA from dog jawbones and compared them to dog and wolf DNA.|

    science.org/content/article/wo

    #dogs #domestication #archaeology #science

  5. Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?

    "Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living alongside ancient humans."

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #Wolf #StoraKarlsö #Sweden #Anthropology #fossils #Ecology #Genomics #Domestication grrlscientist.medium.com/were-

  6. Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?

    "Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living alongside ancient humans."

    #SciComm by @GrrlScientist

    #Wolf #StoraKarlsö #Sweden #Anthropology #fossils #Ecology #Genomics #Domestication grrlscientist.medium.com/were-

  7. Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?

    "Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living alongside ancient humans."

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #Wolf #StoraKarlsö #Sweden #Anthropology #fossils #Ecology #Genomics #Domestication grrlscientist.medium.com/were-