domestication Tag

Example of the characteristics displayed by bones that had been digested (note the scalloped surface, thinned and sharpened edges and signs of acid widening natural holes in the bone structure). Photo by Lisa Yeomans.

January 20, 2020

Our Early Neolithic Canine Companions

Dogs have been faithful human companions for millennia. New finds from a once lush region of eastern Jordan helps fill in the picture of how the relationship developed.