Skull of Neolithic Dog in the Lab (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Skull of Neolithic Dog in the Lab

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The skull of the 4,700-year-old Neolithic dog found in the Kirschbaumhöhle (Cherry Tree Cave) in the lab, shortly before the animal's entire genome was sequenced.

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photo/©: Amelie Scheu, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Modern domestic dog has a single geographic origin", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on August 7th, 2017.

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