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August 2, 2021

The Mysterious Dead Dogs of Ashkelon

Archaeologists can’t explain hundreds of 2,500-year-old canine graves.

Scattered throughout the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon are the remains of some 1,400 dogs, who appear to have died and been buried in the 4th or 5th century BCE, when Persia ruled the area. While the graves were discovered some 30 years ago, archaeologists have yet to find an explanation. Naama Barak writes:

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