The oldest depictions of canines and a possible early breed of dog in Iran

• Autores: Frank Hole, Cherra Wyllie
• Localización: Paléorient, ISSN 0153-9345, Vol. 33, Nº. 1, 2007 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Time and tradition: problems of chronology int the 6th-4th millennia in the Levant and Greater Mesopotamia), págs. 175-185
• Idioma: inglés
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  • While dogs occur in Levantine Natufian sites as early as the 13th millennium BC, images of canines date only to the early 8th millennium. The oldest depictions of dogs and the first representations of a breed similar to that of the modern Persian Gazelle Hound or saluki are found in sites in Deh Luran and Khuzistan, Iran. This brief paper shows the oldest illustrations of canines and evidence for a saluki-like breed. We conclude with some possible social implications of dog depictions on the Susa A pottery