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The first Americans had pet dogs 1000 years earlier than thought

The first Americans had pet dogs 1000 years earlier than thought

18 June 2018

There were domestic dogs in North America 10,200 years ago, according to a re-examination of an ancient dog skeleton that looks like a small English setter
World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

23 May 2018

About 3 billion people speak Indo-European languages like English and Hindustani, and it seems the first such tongue was spoken south of the Caucasus mountains

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