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The ancient Egyptians & the natural world : flora, fauna, & science

Title
The ancient Egyptians & the natural world : flora, fauna, & science / edited by Salima Ikram, Jessica Kaiser & Stéphanie Porcier.
Author
Bioarchaeology in Egypt Conference (2nd : 2019 : American University in Cairo)
Publication
Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2021]

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  • Ikram, Salima
  • Kaiser, Jessica
  • Porcier, Stéphanie
  • International Symposium on Animals in Ancient Egypt (2nd : 2019 : American University in Cairo)
Description
283 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 29 cm
Summary
This book explores the interaction between animals, plants, and humans in ancient Egypt. It draws together different aspects of the bioarchaeology of Egypt: flora, fauna, and human remains. These come from sites throughout the country from Alexandria to Aswan, as well as material from museum basements. The material presented here includes the results of new and previously unpublished excavations in the Delta and Thebes, in-depth studies of different species of animal mummies, an analysis of animal cults, tentative identifications of wild dogs in Egyptian art, a variety of diseases from which the ancient Egyptians suffered, studies on human remains using traditional as well as state-of-the-art technologies, and the different foods that formed the diet of the ancient Egyptians. The studies blend traditional methodologies, often deployed in novel ways, such as examining the pelage of lions, as well as new 3D technologies used in the analyses of bioarchaeological material. The results of these studies deepen our knowledge of ancient Egypt, its inhabitants, and their interaction with their environment. The present volume is the proceedings of the Conference on the Bioarchaeology of Ancient Egypt & the Second International Symposium on Animals in Ancient Egypt (Cairo, 2019).
Alternative Title
Ancient Egyptians and the natural world : flora, fauna, and scienc3
Subject
  • To 332 B.C
  • Human remains (Archaeology) > Egypt > Congresses
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt > Congresses
  • Animal remains (Archaeology) > Egypt > Congresses
  • Animals > Egypt > Congresses
  • Restes humains (Archéologie) > Égypte > Congrès
  • Animal remains (Archaeology)
  • Animals
  • Antiquities
  • Civilization
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C. > Congresses
  • Egypt > Antiquities > Congresses
  • Égypte > Civilisation > Jusqu\u0027à 332 av. J.-C. > Congrès
  • Égypte > Antiquités > Congrès
  • Egypt
Genre/Form
Conference papers and proceedings.
ISBN
  • 9464260351
  • 9789464260359
  • 946426036X
  • 9789464260366
  • 9789464260373 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • on1258780472
  • 1258780472
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries