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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

🕯️ Ancient peoples revered dogs as guides to the afterlife. Their bones tell stories of loyalty, ritual, and transformation. Search for MIGRATIONS and discover how dogs helped shape the history of the New World. #DogHistory #Archaeozoology

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

📖 Want to retrace their journey? In MIGRATIONS: Ancient Dogs of the Americas, I explore the evolution of dogs from the Paleolithic to the rise of Mesoamerican civilizations—and the birth of the Xoloitzcuintle. #MIGRATIONSbook #Xoloitzcuintle

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

🧬 These dogs helped humans adapt to the New World. Hunters. Guardians. Companions. Their genetic legacy is a key to understanding how we survived—and thrived—on a new continent. #DogEvolution #HumanHistory

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

In Koster Cave, Illinois, dogs buried 9,500 years ago show deep emotional bonds. Medium-small, spitz-like, genetically linked to Siberian dogs. They weren’t just useful—they were mourned. Loved. #DogsofBluesky #AncientCompanions

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

🦴 The oldest dog remains in America date between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago. A femur head found on Wrangell Island, Alaska—10,200 years old—suggests early coastal migration. New genetic evidence? Dogs may have arrived even earlier. #Genetics #Archaeology

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

Human migrations from Asia to the Americas began over 22,000 years ago—by sea, and later across the Bering land bridge. But dogs didn’t arrive immediately. Their journey was separate. And mysterious. #Zooarchaeology #MigrationHistory

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

🐾 FOUR-LEGGED PIONEERS: THE OLDEST DOGS OF AMERICA!
Long before leashes and kibble, dogs walked beside the first humans who dared to cross into a frozen, unknown world. They weren’t pets. They were partners. Guardians. Family. #DogHistory #AncientDogs

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3h

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 1d

If you love ancient dogs, myth, and history told with heart—follow along. I write, research, and publish stories that honor the canine past and its living legacy. 🐾 #DogHistory #CentralAsia #Alabai #TaziHound #AncientDogs

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 1d

And for younger readers: 📘 The Invisible Thread – A children’s book about the bond between dogs and humans, told with warmth and wonder. Because this story belongs to all ages. 🔗 Taplink in bio.

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 1d

In my book 'Heaven can wait', I explore the incredible journey of these ancient dogs across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Siberia. It’s a story of survival, devotion, and deep connection between species.

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 1d

Today, this legacy lives on. Some native breeds are considered national treasures: 🇹🇲 The Alabai in Turkmenistan 🇰🇿 The Tazi Hound in Kazakhstan They carry centuries of history in their bones, their gaze, their stride.

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 1d

These dogs weren’t just tools for survival. They were carved into petroglyphs, buried with their human companions, and honored in rituals. In Bronze Age battles, they stood beside warriors. In daily life, they offered loyalty and love.

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 1d

Since the Neolithic, dogs have lived alongside the peoples of Central Asia, adapting to harsh climates and becoming essential allies. They were hunters, herders, guardians—and more than that, they were sacred.

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 3d

#Zooarchaeology doesn't just study bones: it reconstructs relationships, emotions, and alliances. From the 'Stories of Millennary Dogs' series, In this episode, we follow the trail of ancient #dogs through excavations, myths, and millennia-old silences. #art #archaeology #ancientdogs

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 4d

Pour nos amis français dont les #enfants sont passionnés de #chiens : le livre « Le Fil Invisible – L'histoire des chiens et des humains pour les enfants » est désormais disponible en ligne au format PDF/EPUB pour 10,99 €. Un beau cadeau pour Noël ?🎅🐶
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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 5d

Want to discover how these dogs shaped Roman civilization? ROMA CANES MUNDI takes you through #archaeology, #genetics, and #art.

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 5d

The dog, medium-to-large (52–55 cm), was likely a greyhound common in pre-Roman Italy. Its position near the walls suggests a symbolic role as guardian.
Another dog found in the same area, dating to the 5th century CE shows similar traits: Roman dog breeding was far from uniform. #romanempire

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 5d

Fidenae, 9th century BCE Near Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a dog buried beneath a tuff and clay structure. Not just a carcass—it was a foundation sacrifice, a ritual meant to protect the newborn settlement. #ancientdog #romandogs #dogarchaeology #archeozoology #romacanesmundi #dog

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 7d

I tell Gula’s story—and many others—in my book ORIGINS. A journey through archaeology, myth, and emotion, tracing the ancient roots of our bond with dogs. 📖 Available in multiple languages: taplink.cc/giovannipadrone #DogsofBluesky #DogHistory #ORIGINSbook

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 7d

This isn’t just mythology. It’s proof of a spiritual bond between humans and dogs that transcends time, culture, and geography. A bond rooted in care, not utility. In love, not logic. #Origins #DogLovers

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 7d

From Lagash to Isin, Gula took on new names: Ninisina (“Lady of Isin”), Nintinugga, Nimdindug—each honoring her healing powers or civic role. She wasn’t just myth. She was memory, medicine, and meaning. #Mythology #DogCompanions

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 7d

Meet Gula, also known as Bau or Baba—the Sumerian goddess of dogs. As her cult spread, she became a healing deity. Her dog wasn’t just a companion—it was a living symbol of care, protection, and regeneration. #AncientDogs #DogGoddess #archaeology #history #dogs

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 7d

Long before medicine became science, ancient humans watched dogs lick their wounds—and heal. That simple gesture sparked one of the oldest associations in human history: dogs and healing. In Sumer, this bond became divine. #DogHistory #Mesopotamia #art

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Giovanni Padrone 🇺🇦 @dogshistorian.bsky.social · 8d

This isn’t just archaeology. It’s memory. It’s origin. It’s proof that the bond between humans and dogs is written in time, in bones, and in the heart. I tell this story—and many others—in my book “ORIGINS”. 📖 taplink.cc/giovannipadrone #DogsofBluesky #DogHistory

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