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Natufian, dog, and domestication:

Domesticated dog

The Natufian culture was also among the first to domesticate
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Domesticated animal But, see Talk:.

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Domesticated animals and plants are those species whose
breeding and living conditions are under human control
for the purposes of using them for food, as an aid in
work, or as a pet.

Domestication of animals

According to physiologist Jared Diamond, animal species must
meet six criteria in order to be considered for domestication
..... Click the link for more information. dogs
<http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/dog> Dog
: Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Canis lupus
: familiaris
Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris Dog usually means the
domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris. The word is sometimes
used to refer collectively to any mammal that belonging to the
family Canidae (as in "the dog family"), such as wolves, foxes
and coyotes. This article deals with the domestic dog. .....
Click the link for more information. . The close bond between
the people and their dogs is evident in burials
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Burial is putting something in a pit or trench (which is often
dug for this purpose) and covering it with soil. It is
sometimes applied to hide an object; for cables and pipelines
it provides protection and allows the convenience of walking
or driving over them.

For dead bodies it is applied for hygiene, to avoid a bad
smell and sight, and to avoid being eaten by animals.

Burial grounds have been uncovered all over the world. Mounds
of earth, temples, and underground caverns were used to store
the dead bodies of ancestors. In modern times, the custom of
burying dead people below ground with a stone marker is used
in almost every culture. ..... Click the link for more
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at Ain Mallaha in what is now Northen Israel
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This article is about the modern state of Israel; for other
uses see Israel (disambiguation)

The State of Israel is a predominantly Jewish country in the
Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. The
neighboring states are: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. It
shares the coastlines of the Mediterranean, the Gulf of Aqaba,
the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. ..... Click the link for
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(12.000 BP). One grave
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has multiple meanings:

* A grave (SAMPA: [greIv]) is a place for the dead, see
tomb, burial, grave (burial)
* A grave accent (SAMPA: [gra:v] (grahv) or [greIv]) is
also a type of diacritical mark (as in French crème de
la crème).
* Grave (SAMPA: [Gra:v@]) is also the name of a town in
the Netherlands.

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features an elderly man, with his left hand cradling a
young dog. Another combined dog-human burial has been
found at the Hayonim Terrace.
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