- Tytuł:
- New evidence for the emergence of a human-pet relation in early Roman Berenike (1st–2nd century AD)
- Autorzy:
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Osypińska, Marta
Osypiński, Piotr - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1682953.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2018-07-09
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
- Tematy:
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Roman Egypt
pets cemetery
ancient cats
ancient dogs
ancient pets
animals in ancient Egypt - Opis:
- Animals were as inextricable a part as they were indicative of the system of common ancient Egyptian beliefs. Their special role was manifested in a rich iconography and in multitudes of animal mummies deposited in the major sacral complexes. Seen in this light, the cemetery of small animals of 1st–2nd century AD date, excavated since 2011 in the Red Sea port town of Berenike, comes across as entirely unique, notwithstanding the spiritual aspects of cats, dogs and monkeys. Contrary to Egyptian animal burials of all periods associated with human ones, the Berenike inhumations were not intended as afterlife companions of their last owners; neither were they ever mummified. Recent results of research present the variety of species kept in the households and insight into their behaviour. Pathological changes on one of the dog skeletons suggest a deadly condition, that is, osteosarcoma. The Berenike data also shed new light on the distribution of the cat beyond Egypt and a rising preference for keeping the animal as a pet in Europe and the Middle East.
- Źródło:
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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean; 2017, 26(2); 167-192
1234-5415 - Pojawia się w:
- Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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