Archaeologists have found the remains of the oldest domestic dog in America

20 December 2021, 15:58 | Technologies
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Archaeologists excavating the Haida Hawaii caves in an archipelago off the east coast of British Columbia unearthed the remains of America's oldest domestic dog. Her age is 13,100 years old, according to researchers, according to Smithsonian magazine..

During excavations, archaeologists stone tools, spearheads, as well as bones and teeth of animals. According to the researchers, the caves were very attractive places for people and animals.. But, unlike other parts of the world, where excavations in caves have led to the discovery of many artifacts, for British Columbia they are something quite rare..

Scientists have spent several field seasons excavating three caves in the region.. They found that the caves K1 and Gaadu Din 1 were probably bear dens that were used about 13,400 years ago.. Stone tools and spearheads dating back about 11,000 years were also found here.. According to scientists, these artifacts were brought into the cave by animals, in which people fell, or by hunters who killed their prey..

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Gaadu Din 2 Cave was probably a temporary hunter camp between 12,500 and 10,700 years ago. Traces of a hearth, stone tools and flakes were found here..

Among the bones of animals found in the caves were the bones of brown bears and deer.. Both species became extinct in the region around 11,700 years ago.. But the most striking find was an animal's tooth.. Using radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis, the researchers found that the tooth belonged to a domestic dog that lived here 13,100 years ago.. These are the oldest remains of a dog found in America..

Scientists also note that dogs are " Therefore, the discovery made it possible to increase the duration of the stay of people in Haida Hawaii by 2,000 years..

At the same time, the researchers expect that further excavations will reveal new artifacts that will further expand this framework..

Lauren Davis, an archaeologist at the University of Oregon who was not involved in the study, calls the finds "

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Earlier, a group of scientists from several institutes in Japan conducted DNA analysis, which showed that the Japanese wolf is the closest relative of domestic dogs.. In the past, this species lived on the Japanese islands..




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