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Everything you thought you knew about dog breeds is wrong.

For generations, we've been told that the Victorians created the incredible diversity of dog breeds through selective breeding in the 1800s. But groundbreaking new research reveals a stunning truth: more than half of all modern dog breed diversity already existed 10,000 years ago.

In this episode, we explore revolutionary studies that used 3D morphometric analysis of over 600 ancient canid skulls and ancient dog genomes to completely rewrite the history of domestication. The findings challenge our fundamental assumptions about human control over nature.

What you'll discover:

• Why there's a puzzling 22,000-year gap between archaeological and genetic evidence of domestication
• How 3D scanning technology revealed that distinctive dog morphology appeared suddenly 11,000 years ago
• The explosion of diversity that happened immediately after the wolf-to-dog transition
• Why ancient wolves were 26% more diverse than modern wolves
• What the Victorians actually contributed: not diversity, but extremism
• How ancient dog DNA tracks perfectly with human migration patterns
• Evidence of prehistoric dog trade networks across Asia
• What dingoes reveal about the domestication spectrum
• Why some modern dogs still have wolf-like skulls

This isn't just a story about dogs—it's a fundamental reframing of our relationship with the natural world. From partnership to domination, from functional div

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