Study shows dogs may have been domesticated far earlier than thought

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:01 in Psychology & Sociology

(Phys.org) —An international team of researchers has found genetic evidence that suggests dogs may have been domesticated as far back as 32,000 years ago. In their paper published in Nature Communications outlining their study and results, the team theorizes that dogs indigenous to China might represent the missing link in the domestication of dogs.

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