About lap dogs i wrote in my #book ROMA CANES MUNDI, paperback and electronic format. #italiano, #english, #español. Taplink in my account. #ancientdog #history #genetics #archaeology #art

5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual Five millennia ago, ancient fishers buried a dog alongside a dagger in a lake bed. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.

5,000 years ago, a dog was buried with a bone dagger in a Swedish bog. This unique Stone Age find reveals new secrets about ancient rituals practiced by prehistoric fishing communities. Click to see the full story!
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Fidenae, 9th century BCE Near Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a dog buried beneath a tuff and clay structure. Not just a carcass—it was a foundation sacrifice, a ritual meant to protect the newborn settlement. #ancientdog #romandogs #dogarchaeology #archeozoology #romacanesmundi #dog

A unique dog from ancient North America. Between the Neolithic and the first millennium BCE, a small, short-nosed dog lived alongside native communities in the American Southwest. Not a myth—this dog was real, and we even found its mummy. #dog #ancientdog #America #archaeology #history