The mummy dogs on display in the city museum Torreon

The mummy dogs found in the Cueva de la Candelaria in Coahuila in 1953. Mummy mummy became the first dog that was found in Mexico. Typically, dog mummies found in Peru and Egypt.

Mummified dogs were found with 4000 artifacts and about 200 human bones. Age mummy estimated 800 - 1200 years. With the discovery of human bones, archaeologists believe that the dog has been maintained and used to help hunt in the past.

Mummy dog is now on display in the city museum Torreon. Archaeologists Yuri De La Rosa of the Inah said, the mummy was suspected of naturally preserved by the dry desert where discovery. Dog's skin dry desert conditions to the bone.

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