Pet cats at the Early Roman Red Sea port of Berenike, Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3498417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Osypińska (0000-0003-4603-9245, Polish Academy of Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 354 |
| Pages | e5 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2016.181 |
| OpenAlex | W2551416899 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The burial of animals is attested in Egypt from the pre-Dynastic period through to Roman times. This phenomenon is observed across different animal species and involves varied funerary practices, although mummification is the most significant. Against this background, a series of burials of small animals, under excavation since 2011 at Berenike, suggests a unique example of pet-keeping rather than the religious or magical deposits found in the Nile Valley
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Geography · Nile delta · Period (music) · Port (circuit theory) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |