Canis spp. identification in central Mexico and its archaeological implications : toward a better understanding of the ecology and the cultural role of canids in ancient Mesoamerica

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Canis spp. identification in central Mexico and its archaeological iMplications : toward a better understanding of the ecology and the cultural role of canids in ancient MesoaMerica Aurélie MAnin & Allowen evin introductionAnimal domestication induces not only biological changes of the targeted populations but also cultural shifts in the way the domesticated populations are perceived 1 . The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was certainly the first animal to be involved in this bio-cultural transformation, leading to the appearance of the dog (Canis familiaris) 2 , although the precise timing of this change is still intensely debated 3 . Regardless, during the Late Upper Palaeolithic, alterations in the animal's morphology 4 and modifications in the behaviour of humans and "proto-domesticated dogs" alike 5 consensually characterise the early steps of dog domestication. Once domesticated, the dog accompanied human groups in their migrations across the world until regions where the wolf has never been present, such as Australia 6 and South America 7 .

Archaeophenomics of ancient domestic plants and animals using geometric morphometrics : a review

“…Taxa References Mammals Pig (Cucchi et al, 2008(Cucchi et al, , 2011(Cucchi et al, , 2016(Cucchi et al, , 2021Dobney et al, 2008;Bartosiewicz et al, 2013;Krause-Kyora et al, 2013;Ottoni et al, 2013;Duval et al, 2015Duval et al, , 2018Evin, Flink, et al, 2015;Balasse et al, 2016;Frémondeau et al, 2017;Price & Evin, 2017;Bopp-Ito et al, 2018;Marom et al, 2019) Dog (Drake & Klingenberg, 2008;Drake et al, 2015Drake et al, , 2017Daza Perea, 2017;Geiger et al, 2017;Fisher, 2019;Ameen et al, 2019;Manin & Evin, 2020;Schoenebeck et al, 2021) Caprines (sheep and goat) (Haruda, 2017;Pöllath et al, 2018Pöllath et al, , 2019Haruda et al, 2019;Colominas et al, 2019) Equids (horse and donkey) (Seetah et al, 2016;Cucchi et al, 2017; Grapevine (Bacilieri et al, 2017;Bonhomme et al, 2020;Bouby et al, 2018Bouby et al, , 2021Figueiral et al, 2015;Mariotti Lippi et al, 2020;Margaritis et al, 2021;Moricca et al, 2021;Orrù, Grillo, Lovicu...…”