Buried Dogs Were Divine “Escorts” for Ancient Americans: Hundreds of prehistoric dogs found buried throughout the southwestern United States show that canines played a key role in the spiritual beliefs of ancient Americans, new research suggests. Throughout the region, dogs have been found buried with jewelry, alongside adults and children, carefully stacked in groups, or in positions that relate to important structures, said Dody Fugate, an assistant curator at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [National Geographic]
Before the exodus: For two-thirds of its history, Homo sapiens lived exclusively in Africa. Only now are the details of that period becoming clear. [Economist]
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