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Scicurious Archaeology

How the house mouse tamed itself

Mice got accustomed to people in the first human settlements 15,000 years ago

tiny mouse skull

The tiny molars in this skull help tell a tale of mice and men, and how humans transitioned from nomadic to sedentary lifestyles.

University of Haifa

By Bethany Brookshire

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