When archaeologists discovered the shin bone of a 12,000-year-old creature from Swan Point in the Alaskan interior, they were ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The history of dogs has been intertwined, since ancient times, with that of the humans who domesticated them. But how far back does that history go in the Americas, and which route did ...

Previous scientific studies have indicated that North American dog lineages were replaced with European ones between 1492 and the present day. To better understand the timing of this replacement, ...

DNA analysis, radiocarbon dating, and advanced measuring techniques are helping scientists learn where dogs came from and when they became our best friends. Our relationship with dogs goes back tens ...

A major new study has traced the incredible journey of humankind’s best friend across the Americas, showing how dogs slowly spread southward alongside early farming societies - mirroring the rhythms ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

Thanks to the dedication of researchers like archeologists and zoologists, we now know that dogs and humans have lived side by side for at least 15 thousand years. The earliest remains of a ...

No matter where in the world you travel, there are many things you'll recognize from home, whether it's a similar cultural celebration or just the stars in the sky. For animal lovers, though, there ...

An aerial view of James Island and James Fort. The Jamestown colony was established in Tsenacomoco, the Algonquian name for the Powhatan chiefdom in the tidewater areas of the Chesapeake Bay and later ...