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  • Canine Archaeologists Sniff Out 3,000-Year-Old Graves in Croatia

    10/29/2019 12:08:41 PM PDT · by mairdie · 31 replies
    Smithsonian ^ | October 25, 2019 | Jason Daley
    Dogs have helped law enforcement and search-and-rescue crews discover human remains for decades. But recently, a new group has enlisted the help of canines and their olfactory superpowers: archaeologists. ... To test the dogs, Glavaš had them sniff around an area where they she had excavated three grave sites the year before. The human remains had been removed, and due to weathering, it was no longer apparent where the excavations had taken place. Two dogs, working independently, easily located all three spots. They then allowed the dogs, Sattve and Mali, to sniff around another site where they suspected there were...