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22 décembre 2014
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Marie-Pierre Horard-Herbin et al., « Domestication and uses of the dog in western Europe from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age », HAL-SHS : archéologie, ID : 10670/1.mhajca
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This paper reviews the knowledge of the history of the dog in western Europe acquired through archaeozoology.• The first part examines the question of domestication of the wolf during the Upper Paleolithic, by highlighting the sometimes contradictoryarcheological and genetic findings. It also briefly lays out the different controversies regarding the site or sites of domesticationof the dog in the world and the presumed dates of this major phenomenon in human history.• The second part deals with the evolution of canine morphology from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age, integrating, for example, thelatest discoveries regarding domestic coat colors in the Mesolithic.• Finally, the presumed and attested uses of dogs throughout European pre- and protohistory are presented, including certain practicesthat lasted over time.