The Korea Times
A joint research team has successfully sequenced the complete genomes of ancient dogs excavated from archaeological sites on the Korean Peninsula, marking the first such analysis of ancient Korean dog DNA, the Korea Heritage Service announced Thursday. The study, published in the international journal PLOS ONE, was conducted by researchers from the Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, the Conservation Science Division of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), the Seokdang Museum of Dong-A University and Japan's Graduate University for Advanced Studies. The team analyzed the remains of four dogs unearthed from the Neukdo site in Sacheon and the Bonghwang-dong site in Gimhae. Using next-generation sequencing technology in a dedicated ancient DNA cleanroom at NRICH's Conservation Science Division, researchers reconstructed the complete genomes of dogs that lived approximately 2,000 years ago. The analysis showed that ancient Korean dogs were genetically closest to the Australian dingo and the New Guinea Singing Dog, but formed their own distinct lin
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