Archaeologists have discovered "an exceptional" Aztec burial site under an apartment building in Mexico City containing the remains of 12 dogs. The animals had a major religious and symbolic ...

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.

Today, the dog is enjoying a resurgence among upper-class Mexicans as both a status symbol and a nod to their indigenous roots. At up to $5,000 a puppy in a country where the average daily wage is ...

MEXICO CITY – Archaeologists say excavations for a Mexico City subway extension have turned up what appears to be an unusual Aztec offering. Excavators found a dog's skull with holes that ...

MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists announced Tuesday that excavations for a Mexico City subway extension have turned up what appears to be an unusual Aztec offering: a dog's skull with holes that ...

So it was a surprise to see a 1,000-year-old statue of an Aztec goddess in the British Museum, clutching a pooch the size of a grapefruit, on The Wonder Of Dogs (BBC2). Historian Ruth Goodman ...

Their name, Xoloitzcuintli, comes from the Nahuatl words “Xolotl,” the Aztec god of fire and lightning, and “itzcuintli,” ...

1, 2014, 2:58 AM UTC MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists announced Tuesday that excavations for a Mexico City subway extension have turned up what appears to be an unusual Aztec offering: a dog's skull ...