de Salima Ikram
The
invention of mummification enabled the ancient Egyptians to preserve
the bodies not only of humans but also of animals, so that they could
live forever. Mummified animals are of four different types: food
offerings, pets, sacred animals, and votive offerings. 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. A new postscript is included in this paperback
edition, taking account of the latest discoveries and
research.Contributors: Edda Bresciani, Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram,
Dieter Kessler, Abd el-Halim Nur el-Din, Paul Nicholson, Donald Redford,
Susan Redford, Roger Lichtenberg, and Alain Zivie.
ISBN-10 : 9774166965
ISBN-13 : 978-9774166969
Peso del producto : 587 g
Dimensiones del producto : 22.86 x 2.03 x 16.51 cm
Editorial : The American University in Cairo Press (30 noviembre 2015)
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