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dc.contributor.authorWiborg Runge, AC.
dc.contributor.authorNiemann, J.
dc.contributor.authorGermonpré, M.
dc.contributor.authorDrucker, DG.
dc.contributor.authorBocherens, H.
dc.contributor.authorBoxleitner, K.
dc.contributor.authorRamos-Madrigal, J.
dc.contributor.authorLinderholm, A.
dc.contributor.authorStanton, DWG.
dc.contributor.authorKandyba, A.
dc.contributor.authorBrecko, J.
dc.contributor.authorVan den Broeck, M.
dc.contributor.authorLosey, R.
dc.contributor.authorRäikkönen, J.
dc.contributor.authorSablin, M.
dc.contributor.authorStagegaard, J.
dc.contributor.authorGopalakrishnan, S.
dc.contributor.authorFedorov, S.
dc.contributor.authorSinding, MHS.
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, MTP.
dc.contributor.authorWales, N.
dc.date2025
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-06T11:36:19Z
dc.date.available2025-10-06T11:36:19Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/14288
dc.descriptionDistinguishing early domesticates from their wild progenitors presents a significant obstacle for understanding human-mediated effects in the past. The origin of dogs is particularly controversial because potential early dog remains often lack corroborating evidence that can provide secure links between proposed dog remains and human activity. The Tumat Puppies, two permafrost-preserved Late Pleistocene canids, have been hypothesized to have been littermates and early domesticates due to a physical association with putatively butchered mammoth bones. Through a combination of osteometry, stable isotope analysis, plant macrofossil analysis, and genomic and metagenomic analyses, this study exploits the unique properties of the naturally mummified Tumat Puppies to examine their familial relationship and to determine whether dietary information links them to human activities. The multifaceted analysis reveals that the 14,965-14,046 cal yr BP Tumat Puppies were littermates who inhabited a dry and relatively mild environment with heterogeneous vegetation and consumed a diverse diet, including woolly rhinoceros in their final days. However, because there is no evidence of mammoth consumption, these data do not establish a link between the canids and ancient humans.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleMultifaceted analysis reveals diet and kinship of Late Pleistocene 'Tumat Puppies'
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiSociology
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeNatural heritage Collections
dc.source.titleQuaternary Research
dc.source.volume2025.10
dc.source.page1-15
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2025.10
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/392622902_Multifaceted_analysis_reveals_diet_and_kinship_of_Late_Pleistocene_'Tumat_Puppies'
dc.identifier.rmca7178


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