The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge

Ancestral Coast Salish societies in the Pacific Northwest kept long-haired "woolly dogs" that were bred and cared for over millennia. However, the dog wool-weaving tradition declined during the 19th century, and the population was lost. In this study, we analyzed genomic and isotopic data...

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Main Authors: Lin, AT, Hammond-Kaarremaa, L, Liu, H-L, Stantis, C, McKechnie, I, Pavel, M, Pavel, SSM, Wyss, SSÁ, Sparrow, DQ, Carr, K, Aninta, SG, Perri, A, Hartt, J, Bergström, A, Carmagnini, A, Charlton, S, Dalén, L, Feuerborn, TR, France, CAM, Gopalakrishnan, S, Grimes, V, Harris, A, Kavich, G, Sacks, BN, Sinding, M-HS, Skoglund, P, Stanton, DWG, Ostrander, EA, Larson, G, Armstrong, CG, Frantz, LAF, Hawkins, MTR, Kistler, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2023