Wikipedia's first sentence called it “burial ground in the city of ashkelon in israel where possibly thousands of dogs were interred in the fifth to”. Today it says “ancient burial site in today's ashkelon national park”.
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Ashkelon, Israel View of the Ashkelon dog cemetery, 2021 The Ashkelon dog cemetery is an ancient burial site in today's Ashkelon National Park , Israel , where possibly thousands of dogs were interred between the 5th century BC and the 3rd century BC. The majority of these dogs were puppies ; all had similarities to the modern Canaan dog , perhaps representing the ancestral population from which the modern breed is descended. It is the largest known animal cemetery of this kind in the ancient world. Dogs are thought to be connected to the worship of the goddess Astarte in the Canaanite religion . The Estonian scholar M. Heltzer notes evidence from Sicily , Italy , of a possible cultic link between dogs and Astarte, and the Greek historian Herodotus mentions that the oldest temple in Ashkelon was dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite , who was associated with Astarte in the Greek religion .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Ashkelon dog cemetery is a burial ground in the city of Ashkelon in Israel where possibly thousands of dogs were interred in the fifth to third centuries BC. The majority of the dogs were puppies; all had similarities to the modern Canaan Dog , perhaps representing the ancestral population from which the modern breed is descended. It is the largest known cemetery of this kind in the ancient world.
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Burial ground for dogs in Ashkelon Ashkelon dog cemetery The Ashkelon dog cemetery is a burial ground in the city of Ashkelon in Israel where possibly thousands of dogs were interred in the fifth to third centuries BC. The majority of the dogs were puppies; all had similarities to the modern Canaan Dog , perhaps representing the ancestral population from which the modern breed is descended. It is the largest known cemetery of this kind in the ancient world. Dogs are thought to be connected to the worship of Astarte in Ashkelon.Heltzer notes evidence from Sicily of a possible cultic link between dogs and the Middle Eastern goddess Astarte, and Herodotus mentions that the oldest temple in Ashkelon was dedicated to Aphrodite , who the Greeks associated with Astarte.
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burial ground in the city of ashkelon in israel where possibly thousands of dogs were interred in the fifth to
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ancient burial site in today's ashkelon national park
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