Chris’ Ramble 22: Concerning Animal Companions
From Articles – Story Archaeology by Chris Thompson and Isolde Carmody
April 20, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
Chris explores recent DNA research on animal companions and their impact on human communities.
Recent DNA testing on a long ignored jawbone fragment has opened a viewpoint on the distant past to when and how animal companions began to alter the everyday lives of human communities. Join Chris as she explores this new research and wonders, on the way, what ‘pet’ names might they have chosen! I will be...
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Hosts: Chris, Isolde Carmody
Topics covered
- animal companions
- DNA testing
- human communities
- history
- pets
Keywords
- animal companions
- DNA testing
- human history
- pets
- archaeology
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