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Divine Creatures

Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

By Salima Ikram

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Publish Date

April 1, 2005

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.