London 3/4/2011 12:00:00 AM
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Fox man's best friend?

Archeologists in Jordan have discovered that the fox may been domesticated before the dog.

In a 16,500 year-old graveyard a team of English and American diggers found evidence that the bushy-tailed beast was actually man's first best friend.

At the burial site were the remains of a red fox alongside those of 11 humans.

Lisa Maher, who is a researcher from Britain's University of Cambridge said: "It probably was a more emotional relationship of one particular fox to one particular person."