A Brief History of the Relationship Between Dogs and Humans

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Published February 4, 2016 at 12:19 PM MST

In this episode of Canyon Chronicles, host Mike Woodrow talks with Dody Fugate, an archaeologist who specializes in prehistoric dog remains, about the co-evolution of dogs and humans and the role that dogs played in ancient societies.

More on Dody's research on prehistoric dogs can be found at these links:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080423-dog-burials.html

http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/pdf/arch-sw-v22-no3.pdf

http://www.petroglyphsnm.org/caninecorners/prehistoric.html

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