Scientists find first evidence DOGS were traded among the Mayan civilisation 2500 years ago -

Scientists find first evidence DOGS were traded among the Mayan civilisation 2500 years ago - and the pups were prestigious gifts that people liked to 'show off'
Researchers have found the first evidence of live dogs being traded in the Americas - and they were exchanged over distances of more than 100 miles (160km). The Maya were trading live dogs in 400BC from Ceibal in Guatemala, which is one of the earliest ceremonial sites from the Mesoamerican civilisation, researchers found. The bones were largely found in the ceremonial centre meaning the animals were probably owned by someone important or could have even been a prestigious gift. These traded dogs - which were probably slightly bigger than chihuahuas - were older than dogs for eating and were thought to be treated better too. They would have been used for 'showing off' by elites as something exotic and would have been used in animal and human sacrifices, scientists say.  Scroll down for video Researchers found that animal trade and management began in the Preclassic Period some 2,500 year
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