The Origins of Canine Companionship: Insights from Ancient Wolf Populations
Exploring the Complex Pathways of Dog Domestication
The evolution of dogs from their wild ancestors, the grey wolves, stands as one of the enduring mysteries of human prehistory. While the broad strokes of this transformation are understood—dogs emerged from wolves during the last Ice Age, roughly 15,000 years ago—the finer details, such as where and how this domestication occurred, continue to elude res…
