Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic
25 March 2026 at 08:00
Nature, Published online: 25 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10170-x
Analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes from archaeological canid remains found across Europe and Anatolia shows that a genetically homogeneous dog population was already widely distributed across the region by 15,000 years ago.