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Aztec merchant feasts could have 80–100 turkeys and 20–40 dogs served as food. [7] When these two meats were served in the same dish, the dog meat was at the bottom of the dish, possibly because it was held in lower regard. [7] The Aztecs consumed few domesticated animals, with over 90% of the bones found at archeological sites being deer. [7]
The Xoloitzcuintli is a hairless dog from Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence has been found in the tombs of the Colima, Mayan, Toltec, Zapotec, and Aztec people dating the breed to over 3500 years ago. Long regarded as guardians and protectors, the indigenous peoples believed that the Xolo would safeguard the home from evil spirits as well as ...
The name "Xoloitzcuintli" references Xolotl because this dog's mission was to accompany the souls of the dead in their journey into eternity. The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14]
In the Central Mexican area, there were three breeds: the medium-sized furred dog , the medium-sized hairless dog (xoloitzcuintli), and the short-legged, based in Colima and now extinct. Apart from other, more obvious functions, dogs were also used for food (10% of all consumed meat in Teotihuacan ) and ritual sacrifice .
The sound [t͡ɬ] at the beginning or in the middle of a word almost always remained intact going from Nahuatl to Spanish. Some examples are xoloitzcuintle (<xoloitzcuintli), a breed of dog; tlacoyo (<tlatlaoyoh), a type of dish; and tlapalería (<tlapalli), meaning “hardware store.”
By the time of the tlatoani Nezahualcoyotl, Acolman was an important town in the Tetzcoco altepetl after it was conquered by the Aztecs in 1396. The town was important because it was the only place in Mesoamerica that specialized in the breeding and raising of dogs (today known as the breed called xoloitzcuintli). [1]
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [1] The Aztecs were Nahuatl -speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures.
The male skeleton probably belonged to a renowned warrior. His grave goods are far richer, with ritual vessels, and elegant vase with a multicolored design, obsidian arrowheads, and a musical instrument called an omexicahuaztli. A jawbone of a xoloitzcuintle dog was also found. Pre-Hispanic people considered dogs guides to the underworld.