Dogs in funerary contexts during the Middle Neolithic in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula (5th–early 4th millennium BCE)

Canadell, Silvia Albizuri; Nadal, J.; Martín, Patricia; Gibaja, Juan Francisco; Cólliga, Araceli Martín; Esteve, Xavier; Oms, Xavier; Martí, Miquel; Pou, Roser; López‐Onaindia, Diego; Subirà, M. Eulàlia

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.01.004

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“…Dogs were most likely free-ranging and closer to a commensal lifestyle, as observed in some extant tribes of hunter–gatherers where humans share their diet with dogs [49]. This is further suggested by isotopic data for some Neolithic dogs [29]. Additional feral dogs probably subjected to constraints closer to ancient dogs (i.e.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…BC throughout Europe (e.g. [22,24,[29][30][31][32][33]). Third, genetic data show that modern dogs originate from at least five ancestral dog lineages which diversified by ca 9000 years BC [10], several of them being responsible for early and successive gene flow which made up the genetic history of ancient dogs in Europe [6,10].…”

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“…It is difficult to demonstrate their role in hunting or for the protection of camps or villages, but their scarce presence in prehistoric settlements, where they were neither eaten nor buried, could be an indication. In that respect, the vast diversity in the roles played by dogs at that time [11,22,25,29,30,34] may have been accompanied by an early morphological diversification, long before the Metal Ages.…”

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Unexpected morphological diversity in ancient dogs compared to modern relatives

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Dogs are among the most variable species today, but little is known about the morphological variability in the early phases of their history. The Neolithic transition to farming may have resulted in an early morphological diversification as a result of changes in the anthropic environment or intentional selection on specific morphologies. Here, we describe the variability and modularity in mandible form by comparing 525 dog mandibles from European archaeological sites ranging from 8100 to 3000 cal. BC to a reference sample of modern dogs, wolves, and dingoes. We use three-dimensional geometric morphometrics to quantify the form of complete and fragmented mandibles. We demonstrate that an important morphological variability already existed before the Bronze Age in Europe, yet the largest, smallest, most brachycephalic or dolichocephalic extant dogs have no equivalent in the archaeological sample, resulting in a lower variation compared to modern relatives. The covariation between the anterior and posterior parts of the mandible is lower in archaeological dogs, suggesting a low degree of intentional human selection in early periods. The mandible of modern and ancient dogs differs in functionally important areas, possibly reflecting differences in diet, competition, or the implication of ancient dogs in hunting or defence.

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“…In these burials, young and neonate individuals predominate. Dog skeletons were normally deposited partially, without evidence of cut marks and fractures (Albizuri et al 2019).…”

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Prácticas ganaderas y minería neolítica: nuevos datos de las minas de variscita de Gavà (Barcelona)

Navarrete¹,

Bosch²,

Seguí

2020

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Las prácticas ganaderas han jugado un papel importante en la organización socioeconómica de las sociedades mineras. Este trabajo presenta los resultados del análisis arqueozoológico y tafonómico de los restos de fauna recuperados en la Mina16 en Gavà (Barcelona). Los análisis de los restos de fauna se utilizaron para determinar la importancia ganadera en las prácticas de subsistencia, el origen y la dinámica de depósito del conjunto faunístico en el relleno de la Mina16. Las actividades mineras en Gavà no reemplazaron la producción especializada de subsistencia, sino que la complementaron. Los resultados sugieren que los restos de fauna encontrados en las minas fueron residuos de producción y consumo, lo que proporciona evidencia nueva y complementaria del asentamiento asociado con las estructuras mineras.

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“…Genetic evidence suggests that there were multiple lineages of dog domestication in different parts of Eurasia by at least 14,000–15,000 years ago [ 1 , 2 ]. By the Holocene, domestic dogs appeared in different parts of the world, and dog burials were discovered from house foundation deposits, special activity areas, or associated with human burials [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. In the Near East, dogs were present prior to the Neolithic, helping the Late Pleistocene foragers in hunting and protection [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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The Iron Age Dogs from Alaybeyi Höyük, Eastern Anatolia

Siddiq

Onar

Mutuş

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To date, little is known about the biological and cultural status of Iron Age dogs in Anatolia. Here, we present a zooarchaeological study of an assemblage of 143 Iron Age dog bones, including two dog skeletons, unearthed from the 2016 and 2017 salvage excavations at Alaybeyi Höyük, Eastern Anatolia. At least eight adults and one juvenile individual, along with a large number of miscellaneous specimens, were identified. The morphological status of the Alaybeyi dogs were primarily compared to previously published Iron Age dogs from Yoncatepe in Eastern Anatolia, and with the average mean of 18 modern dog breeds. Unlike in other Eastern Anatolian Iron Age sites, butcher marks were observed in some specimens, indicating at least occasional cynophagy at the site. Noticeable pathologies were found in about 5% of the sample, particularly pathologies of the oral cavity and dentitions, suggesting that some of the dogs at Alaybeyi Höyük might have been undernourished, had to live on solid food, and probably injured by humans. The results of this study reflect both the morphological and biological status of Alaybeyi dogs, as well as the Alaybeyi people’s attitudes toward dogs, adding vital information to the very limited archaeological knowledge of dogs in Anatolia.

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Dogs in funerary contexts during the Middle Neolithic in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula (5th–early 4th millennium BCE)

Cited by 10 publications

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Unexpected morphological diversity in ancient dogs compared to modern relatives

Unexpected morphological diversity in ancient dogs compared to modern relatives

Prácticas ganaderas y minería neolítica: nuevos datos de las minas de variscita de Gavà (Barcelona)

The Iron Age Dogs from Alaybeyi Höyük, Eastern Anatolia

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Dogs in funerary contexts during the Middle Neolithic in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula (5th–early 4th millennium BCE)

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Unexpected morphological diversity in ancient dogs compared to modern relatives

Unexpected morphological diversity in ancient dogs compared to modern relatives

Prácticas ganaderas y minería neolítica: nuevos datos de las minas de variscita de Gavà (Barcelona)

The Iron Age Dogs from Alaybeyi Höyük, Eastern Anatolia

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Dogs in funerary contexts during the Middle Neolithic in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula (5th–early 4th millennium BCE)