Dog domestication gets older; King Harold moved troops with ships; pre-farming sedentism in SE Turkey; Maya structures as marketplaces

 

Early dog DNA suggests domestication began earlier than expected [Alternate Link 1] [Alternate Link 2]

Evidence suggests King Harold traveled by sea before Hastings

Early settlement shows people settled before farming began [Alternate Link]

Unusual Maya structures may have served as marketplaces [Alternate Link]