The history of dog(2)

In China, from Neolithic ruins, there have been found on the dogs. For example, in the years since 7000 ~ 6500 years ago, Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province Hemudu site, found the skeleton of a dog; in Wu County, Hebei Province 7,000 years ago the magnetic mountain site, found the first half of a dog skull and lower jaw, from structural point of view, no doubt belonging to domesticated mature dog, with its ancestor - the wolf than have varied considerably.

The most anticipated, in the Chinese elm County, Jilin Zhou oil mill and other strata, namely, the late Pleistocene Paleolithic, about BC BC 26000 ~ 1 million years and found a large number of fossils of mammals, in addition to the human fossil, the family dog's skull appeared in a "semi-fossil." Although some people think it belongs to the Pleistocene fossils, but more experts believe that they are the Holocene or modern animal remains. Such Paleolithic remains the home of a dog, you can show that the residents of northeast China has begun of the dog house. In other words, the Northeast family dog has emerged in the late Palaeolithic period, approximately one million years ago in BC. Northeast China's primary human Mongolian Tungus, therefore reason to believe that the East Hu, Rong, Di, Sushen, our ancestors first domesticated the dog, which dog-jung, is a famous dog clan.

This shows that the Northeast and Mongolia is the late Palaeolithic and Neolithic early and mid-term home dog domestication center. In addition, in Anyang, Henan, Hebei magnetic mountain, Banpo, Xi'an, Shaanxi, Shandong Dawenkou, Jiangsu, Changzhou and other places were home to discover the late-Holocene fossil bones of dogs, it can be sure, China is the home of a dog one of the centers.

Looking at the world, other countries, archaeological data also shows that dogs have always been with human civilization, accompanied by the line: the伊拉克贾尔early wooden villages, BC 7000 ~ BC 6500 years, sites were found to have the dog's skeleton; Turkey Kai Aunu sites dog, was measured as 7000 BC; about the same time, Europe has also had a dog at home in Denmark Magnus Remus Mesolithic cultural layer there is a dog's discovery; the United Kingdom about 7500 BC g County斯塔尔加尔in the Stone Age ruins they also found the dog. In addition, It has been published before, in the United States love Heda local caves in 9500 BC have been found in ~ 8400 years BC, the dog's bones, but this was contested in academic circles, it is difficult conclusion.

From the archaeological point of view, the dog's remains, as early as BC Qibaqiannian previous Cishan Wu'an, Hebei, Henan Xinzheng Pei Li Gang, as well as cultural relics in Zhejiang Yuyao Hemudu have found. BC Wuliuqiannian Wuyang Jiahu Henan, Gansu Qin'an earth Bay, Hunan Lixian mengxi, and later Yangshao culture, Dawenkou, Longshan Culture period of feeding is a widespread culture.

Oracle, the 13th century BC, the "domestic animals" was recorded in the Oracle text, there are "50 sheep, 50 dogs" in the written records. [Full story]

From the history of human development, the overall situation, the dog practices may have origins very early, Paleolithic hunting about the production, as the best assistant hunting dogs have begun to be domesticated into the ranks, so the dog should be human One of the earliest domesticated livestock animals, while the dog is the animal husbandry practices should also occur in one of the earliest production practices.

China's family dog bones, so far in Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Fujian and Taiwan provinces, 20 have been found in many Neolithic sites , remains up to the age of the earliest dating back 7000 - 8,000 years, such as the early Neolithic Cishan Wu'an, Hebei, Henan Xinzheng Pei Li Gang site dog bones were found in the house. This phenomenon shows that the Neolithic period in China, the custom of dogs in northern and southern regions are very popular.

Xia dog on the customs, the current account in the literature and the archaeological excavation of materials that can be verified is not too much capital, Henan Yanshi two cultural heritage sites have been found inside a pottery dog's physical and martyrdom of the tomb of cases of dogs that Mingxia on behalf of the There is also a dog practices. From the Neolithic Age and the Shang and Zhou periods are very popular dogs of the situation analysis, the summer generation of dogs practices should also be more popular.

Shang dogs customs, in the archaeological material was especially striking to two years post Zhengzhou, Anyang Yin Ruins culture as represented by business and cultural sites are found in a large number of dog bones. In the Shang Dynasty tombs (especially late burial), the use of dogs to die for the custom of beasts is very popular, Yan Dai Yin Ruins excavated tombs over the years, whether it is the tomb of nobles or civilians, most saw the coffin at the end (waist pit), or Coffin surface (two-story units) the upper and lower sacrificial victims to the phenomenon of the dog house, Jiangsu copper hill community festival remains excavated Bay, also found that dogs with more offerings to the phenomenon, these phenomena show that the popularity of the Shang dynasty customs dogs, is the need of daily life (such as food and the use of dogs at home for defense) and sacrificial victims, and the festival winds are closely related. Oracle also has a lot of dogs, Sacrifice record. Such as "Qi-Ning Feng, three sheep, three dogs, three hog"; "... ■ ching,, Liao Yu-dong 5 dogs Wuyang five hog"; "Dimba Bu also Liao D 100 dogs in the parent line is 100 d 100 buffalo. " This shows that the family dog in the eyes of the Shang has a very important material and spiritual value in use.

Western Zhou Dynasty dogs and people very close. In the archaeological excavation in Shaanxi Chang'an Gao Jing, Tai Yuan, Zhang slope, Purdue Village, all counties in Hubei Chu Taiwan and other sites, found the remains of a family dog, found in the vicinity of the Western Zhou Dynasty tombs in Shaanxi, and most See dog tombs useful phenomenon, indicating that the relationship between dogs and people is quite close.

Spring and Autumn "Zhou Qiu Guan," dog sex with dog man palm, compared with dogs, a chain dog who belongs to dog person's possession. "Ji Temple sacrifices were dogs," while domestic animals must be used in dogs for the expense of ritual items.

Hercules Zhu Hai Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States period Jing Ke friend Gao Jianli, is a former famous Tu dog meat, thus explain the dog's social status and role.