The Oldest Dog in America, A 17,000 Year Old Sound, And How Much Did Ancient Egyptians Love Their Pets? artwork
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The Oldest Dog in America, A 17,000 Year Old Sound, And How Much Did Ancient Egyptians Love Their Pets?

  • S1E23
  • 33:18
  • March 8th 2021

Join Laurie and Ben this week as they chat through  the earliest dog remains found in the americas and its implications on how the humans first made it to america, a rediscovered conch horn played for the first time in 17,000 years, and the oldest pet cemetery ever found, which cements the importance of our feline friends in our history.  Enjoy!

links 

17,000 Year Old Conch

https://gizmodo.com/after-17-000-years-a-rediscovered-conch-horn-is-played-1846238951

 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267417-listen-to-the-oldest-known-conch-shell-horn-from-18000-years-ago/

Ancient Egyptian Pet Cemetery

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/graves-nearly-600-cats-and-dogs-ancient-egypt-may-be-world-s-oldest-pet-cemetery

Oldest Dog Remains Discovered In America

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/remains-oldest-american-dog-bolster-idea-first-humans-arrived-along-coast 



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