Archaeo-zoology Studies Say Canidae Were Bred in Teotihuacan with Ritual Purposes

MEXICO CITY.- Archaeo-zoology studies applied to skeletons of canidae found in burials at the Moon Pyramid and the Quetzalcoatl Temple revealed they practiced hybridization between dogs and wolves. Parting from archaeo-zoology studies applied to canidae skeletons in burials at the Moon Pyramid and Quetzalcoatl Temple, in Teotihuacan, specialists determined that this ancient culture practiced hybridization between wolves and dogs, which was used in rituals and was associated with the Teotihuacan militia. “Wolves and dogs share 99.8 per cent of genetic information, so the cross between them practiced by Teotihuacan people is feasible. The dog-wolf carried the divine blood of the wild canine in an easily-led body”. This was announced by archaeo-zoologist Raul Valadez Azua, from the team of specialists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in charge of analyzing the skeletons found at Burial

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