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Ancient settlers in Americas ‘brought dogs with them’ – Jersey Evening Post

Researchers think dogs were first domesticated in Siberia, and humans took them along as they migrated.

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The first humans to settle in the Americas took their dogs with them, according to new research into how canines were domesticated.
An international team has studied the archaeological and genetic records of ancient people and dogs.
Researchers led by archaeologist Dr Angela Perri, of Durham University, found that the first people to come to the Americas, more than 15,000 years ago from north-east Asia, were accompanied by their dogs.
They discovered that canine domestication likely took place in…

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