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Dogs in Mesoamerica of various sorts are known to have existed in prehispanic times as shown by archaeological and iconographical sources, and the testimonies of the 16th-century Spaniards. In the Central Mexican area, there were three breeds: the medium-sized furred dog ( itzcuintli ), the medium-sized hairless dog ( xoloitzcuintli ), and the ...
The Aztec day sign Itzcuintli (dog) from the Codex Laud. Dogs have occupied a powerful place in Mesoamerican folklore and myth since at least the Classic Period right through to modern times. [1] A common belief across the Mesoamerican region is that a dog carries the newly deceased across a body of water in the afterlife.
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 Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]
Ceramic dogs are widely known from looted tombs in Colima. Dogs were generally believed in Mesoamerican cultures to represent soul guides of the dead [32] and several dog ceramics wear human masks. [33] Nonetheless, it should also be noted that dogs were often the major source of animal protein in ancient Mesoamerica. [34]
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Abacus – The Aztec and Maya of Mesoamerica performed arithmetic operations using an abacus. It served as a more accurate and faster alternative to a written solution or relying on memory. Archaeologists have recorded the Mesoamerican abacus, or Nepohualtzintzin, as being present in Mesoamerica from at least between 900 and 1000 CE. [1]
Dogs were brought to the Americas about 10,000 years BCE (Before Common Era) [3] and made their way to South America sometime between 7,500 and 4,500 BCE. [1]While American dogs were once believed to be descended from American grey wolves, recent studies have concluded that the Native American dogs descend from Eurasian grey wolves and were brought to America when the first peoples migrated ...