Discovered 500-year-old wolf dog covered with pure gold

Mexican archaeologists found the corpse of a wolf covered with pure gold buried by the ancient Aztecs in a ritual.

The body of a wolf used to sacrifice gold-covered sacrifices from the Aztec civilization was excavated more than five centuries after being buried in downtown Mexico City, Mexico, according to the Mirror.

The number and quality of gold decorations draw attention, with 22 complete objects such as pendants engraved with symbols, nose tips and chest shields made of thin gold leaves.

Archaeologists discovered many fine gold artifacts along with wolf bodies.

Housed in a stone chest, the treasure was discovered in April near Mexico City's main square Zocalo, not far from Templo Mayor, the temple used to celebrate the most important rituals of the Aztec era.

"Undoubtedly, these are the largest and most pure gold objects discovered recently," said Leonardo Lopez, an archaeologist who heads the excavation team.

According to archaeologists, after the 8-month-old wolf was killed, the Aztex priests put gold decorations on them along with a seashell-made belt from the Atlantic Ocean. After that, the animal's body was carefully placed in a stone chest, pressed on top of a flint of flint. The wolf turned to the west, representing Huitzilopochtli, the god of war and the Sun Goddess of the Aztecs. They believe wolves help warriors to fall over dangerous rivers in the afterlife.

The Aztecs believed the wolves helped the soldiers fall down through the dangerous river in the afterlife.

The golden-covered wolf was buried during the reign of King Ahuitzotl (1486 - 1502) , the strongest and most feared king in Mexico, who extended the empire south to present-day Guatemala. According to Lopez, the research team needs to check the wolf's ribs to confirm the theory that the Aztecs removed the animal's heart during the ritual.

Archaeologists unearth the wolf's body.(Video: Mirror).