61: Dogs in Antiquity: Xoloitzcuintli & Colima

Dig in to this feast for the eyes as we discuss the role of dogs in ancient Mesoamerican civilization and art. This is our first in a three-part series on dogs in antiquity. This episodes serves up one of the most popular examples of canines in art, the Colima dog of ancient West Mexico, captured in an exemplary ceramic specimen in Art Institute of Chicago. Our lingua culinaria isn’t too off base, as the hairless hounds and pudgy puppies of ancient Mesoamerica were in fact a common food source. And with their rising popularity on the modern scene, the hairless xoloitzcuintli and Peruvian dog breeds might just be the new black! Music: Nunca Fui a Granada by GranadaDoaba. Transcript, Credits, Photo Gallery and more at . Connect at and .

You can listen to 61: Dogs in Antiquity: Xoloitzcuintli & Colima online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

61: Dogs in Antiquity: Xoloitzcuintli & Colima is an episode from Ancient Art Podcast (audio) by Lucas Livingston.

This episode is 7:16 long.

This episode was published on May 16, 2014.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Ancient Art Podcast (audio) when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.