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Dogs in Mesoamerica of various sorts are known to have existed in prehispanic times as shown by archaeological and iconographical sources, and the testimonies of the 16th-century Spaniards. In the Central Mexican area, there were three breeds: the medium-sized furred dog ( itzcuintli ), the medium-sized hairless dog ( xoloitzcuintli ), and the ...
The Aztec day sign Itzcuintli (dog) from the Codex Laud. Dogs have occupied a powerful place in Mesoamerican folklore and myth since at least the Classic Period right through to modern times. [1] A common belief across the Mesoamerican region is that a dog carries the newly deceased across a body of water in the afterlife.
Cummins, Bryan D. (2003), Colonel Richardson's Airedales: The Making of the British War Dog School, 1900-1918, Dog Training Press, ISBN 978-1-55059-248-1; Derr, Mark (2013), A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend Explored, Conquered, and Settled a Continent, The Overlook Press, ISBN 978-1-4683-0910-2
A person born on "Dog Day" would have both strong and weak 'dog' aspects. In Nahuatl the word tonalli is used to refer both to a day and to the animal associated with that day. The nagual is considered different; where the tonal is the day spirit itself, the nagual is the familiar spirit of the day.
Dogs were the primary source of animal protein in ancient Mesoamerica, [34] and dog bones are common in midden deposits throughout the region. Societies of this region did hunt certain wild species for food. These animals included deer, rabbit, birds, and various types of insects. They also hunted for luxury items, such as feline fur and bird ...
Dogs can have the maternal instincts to start grooming their puppies, consume their puppies' feces, and protect their puppies, likely due to their hormonal state. [ 124 ] [ 125 ] While male-parent dogs can show more disinterested behaviour toward their own puppies, [ 126 ] most can play with the young pups as they would with other dogs or ...
In addition to their influence with contemporaneous Mesoamerican cultures, as the first civilization in Mesoamerica, the Olmecs are credited, or speculatively credited, with many "firsts", including the bloodletting and perhaps human sacrifice, writing and epigraphy, and the invention of popcorn, zero and the Mesoamerican calendar, and the ...
Bloodletting in Mesoamerica; Dogs in Mesoamerica. Dogs in Mesoamerican folklore and myth; Human trophy taking in Mesoamerica; Jade use in Mesoamerica; Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures; Metallurgy in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica; Mirrors in Mesoamerican culture; Obsidian use in Mesoamerica; Trepanation in Mesoamerica; Mesoamerican languages ...