The oldest ancient dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across ...

A study published in Nature on March 25, 2026, has identified the oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs in Europe and what is now Turkiye, pushing back the confirmed timeline for dog domestication ...

One dog, known from bones found at the Pinarbasi rock shelter site in Turkey used by ancient human hunter-gatherers, is about ...

Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.

An international team of researchers led by the Francis Crick Institute, the University of East Anglia and the Max Planck ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.

Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our ...

According to researchers, modern dog genetic lineages must have been established by the Upper Palaeolithic, the final phase of the Old Stone Age, between 50,000 and 10,000 BP (Before Present). During ...

They examined ancient genes from the remains of over 200 dogs and wolves. The oldest dated back to about 15,800 years ago, ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 14,000 years ago.