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https://nypost.com/2020/11/24/faithful-8400-year-old-dog-found-buried-with-his-master-in-sweden/

Faithful 8,400-year-old dog found buried with his master in Sweden

.... An animal osteologist who completed a preliminary exam of the bones said the dog’s breed has long since vanished but could be compared to a “powerful greyhound.”

The faithful pooch was buried with its master as part of his “grave goods” — an ancient tradition where the dead were buried with treasured objects. ....

The artifacts were so well preserved because many centuries ago, “a sudden and violent increase of the sea level” caused the once-coastal site to be covered with sand and mud, which kept the remains intact, said Carl Persson, the museum’s project manager.

The findings make modern folks “feel even closer to the people who lived here,” Persson said in a statement.

“A buried dog somehow shows how similar we are over the millennia when it comes to the feelings like grief and loss.”

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