Mystery about dogs and horses in pre-Roman burials in Verona. Researchers analyzed demographics, diet, genetics and burial conditions of humans and animals.
Results revealed nothing useful. People buried with animals do not appear to be closely related to each other, which could have suggested a funeral practice or rite typical of a specific family. Children buried next to the complete skeleton of a dog, a young man buried with parts of a horse, a middle-aged man with a small dog.