The scientists are confident that this helps establish the earliest known close relationships between humans and canines in the Americas.

A University of Arizona study reveals that human-dog companionship in the Americas dates back 12,000 years, 2,000 years earlier than thought.

Humanity’s longstanding friendship with dogs may be even deeper than previously realized. Archaeological remains of a well-loved hound in Alaska suggest that people in the Americas had a close relationship with canine companions at least 12,

"Dog is man's best friend" may be an ancient cliché, but when that friendship began is a longstanding question among scientists. A study led by a University of Arizona researcher is one step closer to an answer to how Indigenous people in the Americas interacted with early dogs and wolves.