

An edition of Divine Creatures (2005)
Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
By Salima Ikram
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
Language
eng
Pages
290
Description:
"For the first time, a series of studies on the different types of animal mummies, the methods of mummification, and the animal cemeteries located at sites throughout Egypt are drawn together in a definitive volume on ancient Egyptian animal mummies. Studies of these animals provide information not only about the fauna of the country, and indirectly, its climate, but also about animal domestication, veterinary practices, human nutrition, mummification technology, and the religious practices of the ancient Egyptians."--Jacket.
subjects: Animal remains (Archaeology), Mummified animals, Egypt, antiquities, Mummies
Places: Egypt