Determining the antiquity of dog origins : canine domestication as a model for the consilience between molecular genetics and archaeology / Michelle J. Raisor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raisor, Michelle J. (Michelle Jeanette), author.

Series:

BAR international series ; 1367.

BAR international series ; 1367

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Origin.

Dogs.

Domestication--History.

Domestication.

Wolves--History.

Wolves.

Canis, Fossil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 96 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Archaeologists have favoured a date of 14,000-15,000 years before present (BP) for canine domestication. However, recent studies of mutations in the mitochondrial DNA sequence by molecular geneticists have implied that dogs were domesticated over 100,000 years ago, which has challenged traditional theory. Geneticists have further hypothesized that dogs originated from wolf ancestors based upon the number of substitutions observed in dog & wolf haplotypes. Although both disciplines provide substantial evidence for their theories, the origin of dog domestication remains controversial & several areas continue to be debatable. In this work the author presents an alternate theory of canine domestication utilizing data gathered from the archaeological record & molecular research.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Oxford: Archaeopress, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781407327983

1407327984

OCLC:

1398321447