Evidence for domestication of the dog 12,000 years ago in the Natufian of Israel (original) (raw)
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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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SIMON J. M. DAVIS - Centre de Recherches Préhistoriques, Français de Jérusalem, Israel
FRANÇOIS R. VALLA
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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
- Received: 29 June 1978
- Accepted: 13 October 1978
- Issue Date: 07 December 1978
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/276608a0