Every buried dog tells a human story. For 15+ years I've studied ancient dogs to understand both their evolution and the people who lived with them. Looking into the past helps explain who we are today. #ancientdog #archaeology #genetics #books
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Every buried dog tells a human story. For 15+ years I've studied ancient dogs to understand both their evolution and the people who lived with them. Looking into the past helps explain who we are today. #ancientdog #archaeology #genetics #books
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4,000 years ago, in the Turkmen desert, someone buried a small dog wrapped in a blanket sewn with tiny white beads. The cloth is dust. The beads remain. This is Gonur Depe, Bronze Age city of the Oxus. A thread on a civilisation that revered its #dogs. #ancientdog #bronzeage #centralasia #book

4,000 years ago, in the Turkmen desert, someone buried a small dog wrapped in a blanket sewn with tiny white beads. The cloth is dust. The beads remain. This is Gonur Depe, Bronze Age city of the Oxus. A thread on a civilisation that revered its #dogs. #ancientdog #bronzeage #centralasia