By Laura Geggel, Senior
Writer | February 9, 2018 05:06pm ET
Ancient people likely cared for a sick,
domesticated pup for weeks on end before it died about 14,000 years ago during
the Paleolithic era, a new study finds.
After it died, the dog was buried with the
remains of another dog and an adult man and woman — making it not only the
oldest burial of a domestic dog on record, but also the oldest known grave to
contain both dogs and people, the researchers said.
This discovery suggests that even though the
dog was young, sick and likely untrained as a result, ancient people still had
an emotional bond with it, the researchers wrote in the study. This may explain
why the people buried the animal with two of their own, the researchers said. [10 Things
You Didn't Know About Dogs]
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