People have been burying or otherwise ritually disposing of dead dogs for a long time. They
sometimes treat other animals in such a fashion, but not nearly as often as dogs. This …

This book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to
recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives attention, with comparisons between …

Ancestral Coast Salish societies in the Pacific Northwest kept long-haired “woolly dogs” that
were bred and cared for over millennia. However, the dog wool–weaving tradition declined …

Historically and ethnographically dogs have been an important resource for Arctic and
subarctic societies—providing protection, fur and meat, as well as aiding hunting and …

Issues related to the identification of Late Pleistocene dogs from different sites in Eurasia,
triggered by recent publications (see Germonpré et al., 2009, 2012; Ovodov et al., 2011), are …

Tooth crowding is one of several criteria used to infer the process of domestication in the
zooarchaeological record. It has been primarily used to support claims of early animal …

The domestic dog fulfills many functions for their human companions, such as hauling,
guarding, and protection. Consequently, humans have taken dogs to nearly every corner of …

Since their domestication, dogs have adapted to a diverse portfolio of roles within human
societies, and changes in dog size, shape, and behavior are often key indicators of these …

Abstract The Bridge River Village, located in the Middle Fraser Canyon of British Columbia,
was established and grew to maximum size during the period of ca. 1800–1100 cal. BP …

Identifying animals to species from relict proteins is a powerful new archaeological tool.
Here the authors apply the method to answer questions relating to the Salish of west coast …