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Read the storyFrom the BBN segment “Oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere found at 13,800-year-old…”, cut down to under a minute.
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Vera BullockArchaeologists have found an ancient base camp in Alaska with evidence of the oldest dwelling in the Americas, and possibly the earliest domesticated dogs, Live Science reports.
Kenji MoonfieldSo they're saying the first house and possibly the first dog in the hemisphere, same era. That's a package deal.
Vera BullockThe dogs are only possible, so we say possibly. But we are giving the award anyway, and I have a speech.
Kenji MoonfieldA speech. Of course you do.
Vera BullockLadies and gentlemen, our Pet of the Day: Possibly the First Good Boy of the Americas.
Kenji MoonfieldStat line: thirteen thousand eight hundred years of experience, one house, zero couches, and a perfect record of waiting by the door.
Vera BullockZero couches?
Kenji MoonfieldCouches came later, Vera. The dog was still in the founding era, which is why it sat on the floor and judged everybody.
Vera BullockThe best part is that someone built a home and then, apparently, shared it with a dog.
Vera BullockI am tearing up, and I will not apologize.
Kenji MoonfieldThirteen thousand years later, and it's still the dog who gets the good spot by the door.
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