Royal Commission for AlUla, Discovery and the University of Western Australia
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These 6,000-year-old remains found buried alongside humans are believed to be the earliest example of dog domestication on the Arabian Peninsula. Royal Commission for AlUla, Discovery and the University of Western Australia
The burial placement suggested that the dog was domesticated, Hugh says. Signs of aging and arthritis on the dog s bones corroborated the theory because wild animals would not have lived such long lives.
Given how old the tomb was, Thomas suspected he may have found a historically early example of a pet dog. He wanted to use carbon-14 testing to date the remains to see whether he had a discovery on his hands.
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