At Ashkelon, in Israel, archaeologists have found a very large dog cemetery. The
cemetery dates from the fifth century B.C., when that area was part of the Persian
Empire. So far, about 1,000 dog graves have been found in the cemetery.
Archaeologists are not certain about the reason for so many graves, but they believe
that dogs must have been very important for the people there. In fact, all of the dogs
died of natural causes and were buried very carefully. Perhaps