Journal article
Genomic evidence for the Holocene codispersal of dogs and humans across Eastern Eurasia
- Abstract:
- As the first domestic species, dogs likely dispersed with different cultural groups during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed 73 ancient dog genomes, including 17 newly sequenced individuals sampled from East Asia to the West Eurasian Steppe spanning nearly 10,000 years. Our results indicate correlations between the ancestry of dogs and specific ancient human populations from eastern Europe to Eastern Siberia, including Ancient Paleo-Siberians, Eastern hunter-gatherers, East Asians, and Steppe pastoralists. We also identify multiple shifts in the ancestry of dogs that coincide with specific dispersals of hunter-gatherers, farmers, and pastoralists. Combined, our results reveal the long-term and integral role that dogs played in a multitude of human societies.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1126/science.adu2836
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+ European Research Council
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/0472cxd90
- Grant:
- 337574
+ German Research Foundation
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/018mejw64
- Grant:
- 524207393
+ Natural Environment Research Council
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/02b5d8509
- Grant:
- NE/S00078X/1
- NE/K005243/2
- Publisher:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Journal:
- Science More from this journal
- Volume:
- 390
- Issue:
- 6774
- Pages:
- 735-740
- Publication date:
- 2025-11-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-07-31
- DOI:
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1095-9203
- ISSN:
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0036-8075
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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2327315
- Local pid:
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pubs:2327315
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2025-11-18
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- Zhang et al
- Copyright date:
- 2025
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- © 2025 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.
- Notes:
- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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