PREHISTORIC DOG FOUND WITH MAMMOTH BONE IN MOUTH
Paleolithic dog remains were found, one dog with a large mammoth bone in its mouth.
The prehistoric dogs likely hauled mammoth tusks and meat and consumed mammoths too.
The dogs' brains were removed after death, suggesting ritual significance, possibly tied to releasing their spirits.
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The fossilized dog skull clutches the mammoth bone, seen sticking out of the front. Click to enlarge this image.
Mietje Germonpré
The remains of three Paleolithic dogs, including one with a mammoth bone in its mouth, have been unearthed at Predmostí in the Czech...
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