Did Australia’s First Peoples domesticate dingoes? They certainly buried them with great care
Published in PLOS One today, our new study of dingoes buried alongside First Nations people in ancient times has provided crucial clues to this mystery. Our findings may help change the way we think about the connections between dingoes and people.
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@Nonog Dingoes are widely believed to have been brought to Australia by humans 4,000 years ago. Hence, they were domesticated when they got there.
As for presence in graves, consider dingoes may have had a psychopomp role, and wild or feral dingoes could have served as well as domesticated ones.