Dear dog shovelers, when you look at your own live dogs and children, have you ever wondered when the creature of the dog appeared?
Today, let's trace the history of dogs all over the world!
33,000 years ago
Razboinichy Cave in Siberia
In 2011, archaeologists found fossilized head of a dog in Razboinichya Cave in the Altaïr Mountains of Southern Siberia. In this fossil, we can clearly see the dog's skull, jaw, and teeth. Archaeologists then studied the DNA extracted from the fossil head. The results suggest that the owner of this fossil head belongs to one of the oldest ancestors of modern dog breeds.
31,700 years ago
Goyette Cave in Belgium
In the 1860s, the skull of the oldest and most complete dog in the world was unearthed in the Goyette Cave in Belgium. This dog's snout is shorter than that of a wolf. And archaeologists point out that when humans first landed on the European continent, dogs were already with them.
14,600 years ago
Kessler Lodge Cave in Switzerland
In 1873, archaeologists found a piece of dog jaw bone in Kesler Lodge Cave in Switzerland, and due to the limitations of the level of technology at that time, the age of the jaw bone could not be accurately measured. Finally, in 2010, archaeologists used radiocarbon dating to determine the age of the jawbone — about 14,600 years old.
12,790 years ago
Nanzhuangtou ruins in China
Archaeologists have found a piece of a dog's left lower jaw bone at the Nanzhuangtou site in Xushui County, Hebei Province, China, meaning that Chinese had been raising dogs as early as 12,790 years ago. Moreover, dogs may be the earliest domestic animals that appeared in China.
9,000 years ago
Dangerous caves in Utah, USA
Archaeologists believe that dog fossils unearthed in dangerous caves in Utah, USA, are the earliest domestic dogs on the American continent. Moreover, the Dangerous Cave is one of the most famous human sites in the Great Basin.
The relationship between dogs and humans has lasted for thousands of years, and next time we will explain the relationship between dogs and humans and the status of modern dogs!
(Cat Sister Who Loves Meow)