Archaeologists in Mexico City have made an extraordinary discovery—the skeletons of 12 dogs all mysteriously buried together more than 500 years ago, in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

The term Xoloitzcuintle comes from the Aztec language Nahuatl. ‘Xólotl’ means strange and itzcuintli signifies dog. In the old Mexican belief system, Xolotl was the god of transformation ...

According to Aztec belief, the Dog of Xolotl was created by the god to guard the living and guide the souls of the dead through the dangers of Mictlán, the Underworld. One of the most ancient dog ...