Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nicholson, Paul T. (1960-....)
Ikram, Salima (1965-....)
Mills, Steve (1969-....)
Titre(s) : The catacombs of Anubis at North Saqqara [Texte imprimé] : an archaeological perspective / Paul T. Nicholson ; with Salima Ikram and Steve Mills ; contributions by Louise Bertini... [et al.]
Publication : Leuven : Peeters, 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXVI-281 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul., cartes, plans, couv. ill. en coul.
; 31 cm
Collection : British Museum Publications on Egypt and Sudan, ISSN 2593-4996 ; 12
Lien à la collection : British museum publications on Egypt and Sudan
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [267]-275. Notes bibliogr. Index
In 1897 Jacques de Morgan published a map of the Memphite necropolis, showing for
the first time a pair of catacombs for mummified dogs. No further information was
given and the catacombs remained largely un-investigated until the 21st century. In
2009 the Catacombs of Anubis Project was set up by Cardiff University who worked in
collaboration with the Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities in an attempt to understand
the larger of the two catacombs. This publication describes the work of the Catacombs
of Anubis Project. It examines the way in which the catacomb was created and the likely
phases of its development in the Late and Ptolemaic periods. The way in which the
many thousands of animal mummies were procured is discussed in the light of modern
faunal analysis and these results are combined with a new survey of the site to give
a picture of the functioning of the cult at Saqqara. Finally, the way in which the
monument may have been re-used in the post-pharaonic era is discussed. The results
will be of interest to all those interested in animal mummies and in the development
of catacombs as well as those concerned with the evolution of the sacred landscape
of Saqqara
Sujet(s) : Fouilles archéologiques -- Saqqarah (Égypte ; site archéologique)
Animaux -- Culte -- Saqqarah (Égypte ; site archéologique)
Saqqarah (Égypte ; site archéologique) -- Catacombes des chiens
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789042945500 (rel). - ISBN 9042945508 (rel)
EAN 9789042945500
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46868679s
Notice n° :
FRBNF46868679
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