Medieval History
Researchers at Sweden?s KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today?s domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia ? findings that run counter to theories placing the cradle of the canine line in the Middle East.
Dr Peter Savolainen, KTH researcher in evolutionary genetics, says a new study released last week confirms that an Asian region south of the Yangtze River was the principal and probably sole region where wolves were domesticated by humans.
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Medieval History
Dogs were first domesticated in East Asia, research finds
Researchers at Sweden?s KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today?s domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia ? findings that run counter to theories placing the cradle of the canine line in the Middle East.
Dr Peter Savolainen, KTH researcher in evolutionary genetics, says a new study released last week confirms that an Asian region south of the Yangtze River was the principal and probably sole region where wolves were domesticated by humans.
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