Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines

<p>Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animal</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The discovery of a millennium-old dingo burial site in western New South Wales, including evidence of a “feeding” ritual never before documented archaeologically, has shed new light on the longstanding relationship between the canines and First Nations people.</p><p>The dingo was buried along the Baaka, or Darling River, in Kinchega national park near the Menindee Lakes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/19/dingo-burial-site-first-nations-people-relationship-to-animals">Continue reading...</a>