Ancient settlers in Americas ‘brought dogs with them’

The Americas were one of the last regions of the world to be settled by people, by which time dogs had been domesticated.

Artist’s impression of an ancient man and his dog (Ettore Mazza)

The first humans to settle in the Americas took their dogs with them, according to new research into how canines were domesticated.

An international team has studied the archaeological and genetic records of ancient people and dogs.