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July 2, 2015
Pet Semetary: 8 Million Dog Mummies Found in 'God of Death' Mass Grave
8 Million Dog Mummies Found in 'God of Death' Mass GraveIn ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs. The catacomb ceiling also contains the fossil of an ancient sea monster, a marine vertebrate that's more than 48 million years old, but it's unclear whether the Egyptians noticed the existence of the fossil when they built the tomb for the canine mummies.
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 2, 2015 4:00 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.