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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

First English settlers in North America ate dogs, research says

Julia Fekecs, NHGRI

The first English settlers in North America ate indigenous dogs to survive during an intense period of starvation, archaeologists have discovered.

Researchers uncovered the remains of six dogs of indigenous ancestry, and found that they were eaten by the settlers of the Virginia Company in Jamestown – the first permanent English settlement in North America.

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