Dog burials have been found in Egypt dating as far back as the Badarian culture. During the Predynastic period they were found buried individually or in groups of two or more, associated with individual human burials, or within human cemeteries or settlements. The dogs have frequently been reported as pets, which appears to be a modern interpretation. By studying the early excavation reports and considering the positioning and the location of the dog burials, a pattern emerges suggesting that these burials were deliberate. They were located on the extremities of cemeteries, and when found directly associated with a human, the dog was placed at the foot of the grave. While the dogs may have been ‘pets’ in life, their function in the funerary...
The identification, distribution and origin of partially digested bones in archaeological sites from...
Both the affectionate and mutually adaptive relationships that contemporary humans share with the do...
In the course of excavations at the arena of the abandoned Viminacium amphitheatre (Serbia), within ...
Dog burials have been found in Egypt dating as far back as the Badarian culture. During the Predynas...
grantor: University of TorontoTwo principal categories of animal burial have been identifi...
Ikram, Salima (2013): Man's best friend for eternity: dog and human burials in ancient Egypt. Anthro...
International audienceThis paper aims to clarify the religious role and the funerary treatment of th...
Domestic dogs in ancient Egypt have rarely recieved attention from the Egyptological community. They...
The Ancient Egyptians have always had a strong connection with their animals. This can be seen in th...
Dogs have a long but neglected history as companion species in Egypt history. From the most valued c...
Archaeological investigations at the Range site (11S47) in the American Bottom region of Illinois re...
Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. A description is given of the violence-related pathologie...
Dogs were a key animal in the Roman Empire, appearing in numerous texts, art and artefacts. Newly co...
A total of 15 dog skulls and a number of bones have been discovered in two burial chambers dating fr...
Grouard, Sandrine, Perdikaris, Sophia, Debue, Karyne (2013): Dog burials associated with Human buria...
The identification, distribution and origin of partially digested bones in archaeological sites from...
Both the affectionate and mutually adaptive relationships that contemporary humans share with the do...
In the course of excavations at the arena of the abandoned Viminacium amphitheatre (Serbia), within ...
Dog burials have been found in Egypt dating as far back as the Badarian culture. During the Predynas...
grantor: University of TorontoTwo principal categories of animal burial have been identifi...
Ikram, Salima (2013): Man's best friend for eternity: dog and human burials in ancient Egypt. Anthro...
International audienceThis paper aims to clarify the religious role and the funerary treatment of th...
Domestic dogs in ancient Egypt have rarely recieved attention from the Egyptological community. They...
The Ancient Egyptians have always had a strong connection with their animals. This can be seen in th...
Dogs have a long but neglected history as companion species in Egypt history. From the most valued c...
Archaeological investigations at the Range site (11S47) in the American Bottom region of Illinois re...
Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. A description is given of the violence-related pathologie...
Dogs were a key animal in the Roman Empire, appearing in numerous texts, art and artefacts. Newly co...
A total of 15 dog skulls and a number of bones have been discovered in two burial chambers dating fr...
Grouard, Sandrine, Perdikaris, Sophia, Debue, Karyne (2013): Dog burials associated with Human buria...
The identification, distribution and origin of partially digested bones in archaeological sites from...
Both the affectionate and mutually adaptive relationships that contemporary humans share with the do...
In the course of excavations at the arena of the abandoned Viminacium amphitheatre (Serbia), within ...