Rediscovery of the oldest dog burial remains in Japan

Sato, Takao; Hashimoto, Makio; Abe, Yushi; Ando, Hideyuki

doi:10.1537/ase.150508

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“…Dog burials appear to be practised from the earliest times dogs arrive in the region, although at present the evidence for dog burials close to the time of the earliest directly dated dingoes is clearest in present-day Indonesia rather than in New Guinea or other parts of Melanesia. Dingo burials are at present an understudied resource, but their characterisation and interpretation situates Australia within a global phenomenon demonstrating the close bonds between people and their canids throughout antiquity, including the very earliest unambiguously identified domesticated dogs [109,160,[162][163][164][165].…”

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Dingoes, companions in life and death: The significance of archaeological canid burial practices in Australia

Koungoulos,

Balme,

O’Connor

2023

PLoS ONE

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The dingo, also known as the Australian native dog, was introduced in the late Holocene. Dingoes were primarily wild animals but a number resided in Aboriginal people’s camps. Traditionally, these individuals were taken from wild litters before weaning and raised by Aboriginal people. It is generally believed that these dingoes were not directly provided for, and upon sexual maturity, returned to reproduce in the wild. However, some died while in the company of people and, were buried in occupation sites. This Australian practice parallels the burial of domestic dogs in many regions of the Asia-Pacific and beyond but has attracted very little research. We explore the historical and archaeological evidence for dingo burial, examining its different forms, chronological and geographic distribution, and cultural significance. Dingoes were usually buried in the same manner as Aboriginal community members and often in areas used for human burial, sometimes alongside people. This practice probably occurred from the time of their introduction until soon after European colonisation. We present a case study of dingo burials from Curracurrang Rockshelter (NSW) which provides insights into the lives of ancient tame dingoes, and suggests that domestication and genetic continuity between successive camp-dwelling generations may have occurred prior to European contact.

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Dingoes, companions in life and death: The significance of archaeological canid burial practices in Australia

Koungoulos,

Balme,

O’Connor

2023

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“…The early history of the human-dog relationship is probably best exemplified by how humans treated their dogs in death. Single dog burials have been excavated at hunter-gatherer sites at least ~10,000 years ago in the Americas [10], East Asia [11], the Near East [12] and in Europe [13]. The earliest human-dog co-burials date to 14,200 years ago [14], and there are numerous examples across Eurasia and the Americas reflecting the importance of the human-dog relationship.…”

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Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges

Sykes

Beirne

Horowitz

et al. 2020

Animals

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Simple Summary: The Earth is under increasing pressure from the burgeoning global human population and the subsequent rise in demand for food and a myriad of other finite resources. Mitigating the environmental, societal and ecological impact of the human footprint requires understanding the long-term relationships between our species and the plants and animals we now rely upon. In addition, the modern scientific approach often conceives of, and addresses individual problems through narrow windows that can fail to take into account the connectedness of multiple problems. By broadening the scope of inquiry to include both science and humanities perspectives, and simultaneously focussing on a single species, we suggest that many of the United Nations Strategic Development Goals (SDGs) can be addressed more effectively. In this paper, we describe Animals 2020, 10, 502 2 of 18 how a comprehensive assessment of the long-term relationship between humans and dogs can yield insights, and offer ways in which modern global challenges can be tackled. Abstract:No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and space, it is possible not only to understand vital elements of global history, but also to critically assess our present-day relationship with the natural world, and to begin to mitigate future global challenges. In this paper, co-authored by researchers from across the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, we argue that a dog-centric approach provides a new model for future academic enquiry and engagement with both the public and the global environmental agenda.

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“…Recently Jomon dog bones from two archaeological sites of the early Jomon period, about 7000 years BP, were meticulously re-examined: the Kamikuroiwa Rock Shelter site in Ehihime Prefecture (Shikoku Island) and the Higashimyo site in Saga Prefecture (Kyushu Island) (Nishida, 2004;Maruyama et al, 2009;Sato et al, 2015). Any biological information on these Jomon dogs can provide insights that further our understanding of the archaeological and anthropological histories of the Japanese islands.…”

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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Jomon dogs from the Kamikuroiwa Rock Shelter site in Shikoku and the Higashimyo site in Kyushu, Japan

Masuda

Sato

2015

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To investigate the genetic variation of Jomon dogs (Canis familiaris) in Japan, partial sequences of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region were determined from dog bone remains, which were excavated from two Jomon-period archaeological sites, the Kamikuroiwa Rock Shelter site in Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku Island) and the Higashimyo site in Saga Prefecture (Kyushu Island), Japan. Of seven individuals from the Kamikuroiwa Rock Shelter site, the mtDNA sequences from two individuals were successfully determined. Comparison of the resultant 215 base pair sequences with previously reported sequences showed that one of these two individuals had a new haplotype, named KRA1, and that the other had the previously reported M1 haplotype. For the Higashimyo site, three of 11 individuals yielded successful sequences. Two of these three individuals shared M1 and the other one had M20, both of which are haplotypes previously reported in modern Japanese dogs, but had not been found in any Jomon dogs. The success rate in the present study was 27.8% (5/18 samples). It is noticed that the three mtDNA haplotypes (M1, M20 and KRA1) were found in Jomon dogs for the first time. In addition, sequence data were obtained from Jomon dogs in Shikoku for the first time. The results suggest that the genetic lineages in the Jomon dog populations were more polymorphic than previously reported, and that at least some maternal lineages shared in the Jomon period descended to modern dogs on the Japanese islands.

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Rediscovery of the oldest dog burial remains in Japan

Cited by 7 publications

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Dingoes, companions in life and death: The significance of archaeological canid burial practices in Australia

Dingoes, companions in life and death: The significance of archaeological canid burial practices in Australia

Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges

Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Jomon dogs from the Kamikuroiwa Rock Shelter site in Shikoku and the Higashimyo site in Kyushu, Japan

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