Topic signal in Turkey
Updated Jun 19, 2026
pınarbaşı
The trend 'Pınarbaşı' relates to a significant archaeological discovery in Turkey identifying the world's oldest dog, dating back 16,000 years.
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- Turkey
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- Jun 19, 2026
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The trend 'Pınarbaşı' relates to a significant archaeological discovery in Turkey identifying the world's oldest dog, dating back 16,000 years.
Multiple recent scientific articles report findings from Pınarbaşı, Turkey, where researchers have identified the world's oldest known dog, which lived 16,000 years ago during the hunter-gatherer period. This discovery provides genetic evidence that humans had domesticated dogs 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.
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