University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a new study which has uncovered the earliest genetic evidence for the existence of dogs. Using ancient DNA analysis, researchers identified dogs at archaeological sites dating to the Late Upper Palaeolithic, approximately 16,000–14,000 years ago – far earlier than the previous genetic record for dogs of around 10,900 years ago. The results have been published today in Nature . 14,300-year-old dog jawbone from Gough’s Cave, UK © The Trustees

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