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Archaeologists unearthed a “very well preserved” dog skeleton from the site. stone age — slept with a 5,000-year-old dagger.
The discovery, announced by Swedish archaeological consultancy Archeologerna, was centered around the site near Jelna, southwest of Stockholm.
Archeologerna collaborated with its parent organization, a Swedish organization. National Museum of History (SHM), during an excavation survey conducted prior to railway construction last fall.
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“Thousands of years ago, a 3,500 square meter [37,700-square-feet] The area looked very different,” the release states.
“At that time, the swamp was a sparkling lake used for fishing.”
Swedish archaeologists have discovered an extremely well-preserved Stone Age dog burial site. It contained a finely polished bone dagger that was approximately 5,000 years old. (Archeologerna, SHM)
The dog was left “intentionally” bone daggerOfficials said it was just under 10 inches long and was finely polished.
It is likely that it was made from moose or red deer bone.
Officials described the dog as a “large, powerful male.” He was between 3 and 6 years old at the time of his death.
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Archaeologists believe the dog was placed in a bag or container filled with stones and submerged approximately 100 to 130 feet into the lake.
Excavation project manager Linus Hagberg told Fox News Digital that the team is still analyzing the remains and hopes to find out when the dog was alive and what it ate.
Officials say the dog was deliberately sunk in a lake near modern-day Jarna, southwest of Stockholm, during the early Neolithic period. (Archeologerna, SHM)
“Early Neolithic dog burials are extremely rare,” Hagberg said.
“Dog burials were seen in burial grounds and settlements during the Mesolithic period, thousands of years ago, but they were not common then either.”
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Researchers believe the dog’s skull was not crushed at burial, but at the time of death.
The bones survived for thousands of years because they were submerged in water, but Hagberg said they were in good condition. “Equally rare.”. ”
Officials said the waterlogged conditions helped preserve the dog’s bones for thousands of years. (Archeologerna, SHM)
“The most amazing and unexpected event [of the excavation] “It was the discovery of the dog’s body that had been left behind. Absolutely,” he said.
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He also said, although it is impossible to describe this dog: modern varietiesthe dog was “relatively large, with wide jaws and large teeth.”
Excavation images show a wetland in Sweden where a 5,000-year-old dog burial was discovered, and rock carvings in Fossum, Sweden, depicting prehistoric humans and animals. (Archeologerna, SHM; iStock)
The discovery came less than a year after archaeologists discovered another site. Well-preserved dog burial From ancient Rome.
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