domestication
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"If we can find out where and when the first domestication happened, we will also know which human group was involved, the archaeological and ecological circumstances that first made this happen?"
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The point is also made that the evolution of dogs and their domestication tens of thousands of years ago may mean that they have, or have developed, an inclination toward language.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
These findings reinforce the idea that dogs and humans have been closely influencing each other's lives since the very beginning of domestication.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
Rather than being limited to hunting or avoidance, these interactions sometimes involved close cooperation and management, hinting at early experiments with domestication that did not lead directly to modern dogs.
From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025
Another area where local domestication appears to have followed the arrival of Southwest Asian founder crops is the Indus Valley region of the Indian subcontinent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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