The curious case of the Mesolithic Iberian dogs: An archaeogenetic study

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science
• Main Authors: Pires, Ana Elisabete, Detry, Cleia, Chikhi, Lounes, Rasteiro, Rita, Amorim, Isabel R., Simoes, Fernanda, Matos, Jose, Petrucci-Fonseca, Francisco, Ollivier, Morgane, Hanni, Catherine, Cardoso, João CR, Arias, Pablo, Diniz, Mariana, Araujo, Ana Cristina, Bicho, Nuno Gonçalo Viana Pereira Ferreira, Sousa, Ana Catarina, Moreno-Garcia, Marta, Arruda, Ana Margarida, Fernandez-Rodriguez, Carlos, Porfirio, Eduardo, Arnaud, Jose Morais, Valente, Alexandra, Goncalves, David, Alves, Lara, Gotherstrom, Anders, Davis, Simon J. M., Ginja, Catarina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd 2019
• Subjects: Late pleistocene; Canis-Lupus; Bayesian-inference; Sequence alignment; Mitochondrial-Dna; Genetic-structure; Ancient; Domestication; History; Origin; Bia; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14352; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2019.03.002

We investigated the genetic composition of six Canis remains from western Iberia, directly radiocarbon dated to 7,903-7,570 years (cal BP). They were identified as dogs via their archaeological and depositional context, osteometry, and a high percentage of aquatic diet shared with humans. For compar...