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Archaeological research in AsiaMany dog burials have been found in Anyang.
Dog burials have a long history in China; the earliest, at the Neolithic site of Jiahu in the north of the country, dates back 9,000 years. Dog bones began to be found in human graves in China during the Erligang culture, in the area where the Jiahu site is located, around 1500 BC.
During a remarkable excavation near the ancient city of Zhengzhou, archaeologists uncovered eight pits containing the remains of 92 dogs. The dogs were tied up, and some showed signs of having been buried alive.
Dogs found in human burials were often stored just below the body of the deceased, leading researchers to believe that this symbolized a close bond between the dog and the buried person. However, new evidence points to a more practical reason for burying these four-legged friends.
The Shang Dynasty is also known to have sacrificed humans, usually concubines, slaves, or prisoners of war. Studies of the remains of the sacrificed people show that they were subject to
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