Dog remains more than 8,400 years old are discovered next to human bones at a Stone Age burial site in Sweden Remains of a dog that are more than 8,400 years old have been found in Sweden The dog was buried next to a human in a Stone Age burial that is pre-Viking era The dog is part of the goods grave tradition, where the living would leave valuables or sentimental objects next to the dead The dog's remains were found in an ongoing excavation that has uncovered at east 56 ancient structures, along with fireplaces, postholes and pits https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8768503/Sweden-Bones-dog-Stone-Age-burial-site.html