Dogs’ origins lie in Europe
First domesticated canines did not live in China or Middle East, DNA study finds
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OLD DOGS Analysis of DNA from fossils, including this 26,000 year-old wolf skull found in the Trou des Nutons cave in Belgium, reveals that canines were probably first domesticated in Europe.
Courtesy of Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences