A Pack of Hounds and its Master? A Bi-Species Burial from the Necropolis of Deir El-Banat (Fayum)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Pack of Hounds and its Master? A Bi-Species Burial from the Necropolis of Deir El-Banat (Fayum)

Published:2024-01-11 Issue:1 Volume:33 Page:81-100
ISSN:1132-6891
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Belova G. A.,Khasanov B. F,Krylovich O. A.,Ikram S.,Vasyukov D. D.,Savinetsky A. B.

Abstract

Dog burials are known from Egypt from the Predynastic period from c. 3500 BC onward and continue into the Roman era. Different burials have been interpreted in a variety of ways: companion/pet/working animals, associated with divinities, and as guardians. This paper presents a unique interment of a single human and a group of dogs found in the cemetery of Deir el-Banat in the Fayum (Egypt), which can be interpreted as either a religio-magical protective deposit for the cemetery, or a religio-medical one, involving the sacrifice of several animals.

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Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

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