The tomb of the dogs at Asyut : faunal remains and other selected objects / Chiori Kitagawa ; with contributions by Jochem Kahl and Günter Vittmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitagawa, Chiori, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Asyut Project (Series) ; v. 9.

The Asyut project, 1865-6250 ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs.

Pyramids.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Tombs.

Asyūṭ (Egypt)--Antiquities.

Asyūṭ (Egypt).

Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Tombs--Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Animal remains (Archaeology)--Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Pyramids--Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Dogs--Egypt--Asyūṭ.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

viii, 195 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 31 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2016.

Summary:

This study seeks to add to the understanding of the history of Asyut and of archaeofauna by examining the osteofaunal remains from the Tomb of the Dogs on Gebel Asyut al-gharbi, with a particular focus on canids. Its objective is to shed more light on animals in ancient Egyptian society and religion, as well as on the various functions that Gebel Asyut al-gharbi (the western mountain of Asyut) fulfilled throughout the course of history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783447106665

3447106662

OCLC:

967152463

Publisher Number:

9783447106665