This, and other evidence, suggest that attempts were made to return these individuals to the soil in as complete of a state as possible鈥攂eing limited only by the ancient grave-digger's level of anatomical know
Burial customs in ancient Egypt varied depending on someone’s status, and the period of time when they died. Generally, the processes involved:MummificationAncient Egyptian burial practices included mummification due to the belief that a preserved body was key to ensuring a person’s survival in ...
A sarcophagus is a stone-carved casket meant to hold a corpse. They were used in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. They were usually highly decorated and are now considered works of art. Most sarcophagi in modern times are false. Even though the structure looks the right size and shape to...
Whilst, in the absence of the absolute dating of every ivory ring found, the use of ancient ivory cannot be entirely discounted, to date not a single example has been shown to have come from a mammoth, making it increasingly unlikely that it was a source exploited in the Anglo-Saxon ...
cremation is to burn the body at temperatures so hot that flesh and bone would turn to ash, the ash could then be scattered, buried or sailed out to sea. The second, inhumation was to bury the body in its current state under the ground, and then either place earth, dirt or stones ...
Come my staff, I lean upon you: an iconographic and contextual study of sticks and staves from 18th dynasty Egypt Sticks and staves are some of ancient Egypt's most versatile tools: they can function as badges of status, walking aids, tools for farmers, weapons for gua... Brown,R Nichola...
Until this find, the oldest evidence of tame cats came from Egypt, where 4000-year-old remains and paintings document cats' place of honor in that culture.PennisiElizabethEBSCO_AspSciencePennisi, E. (2004). "Burials in Cyprus Suggest Cats Were Ancient Pets," in Science. Vol. 304, issue ...
This study demonstrates that the donkey held a special status in the ceremonial practices of the ancient Near East.doi:10.1179/175638010X12797246583852WayKenneth C.LevantWay, K. C. (2010): "Assessing Sacred Asses: Bronze Age Donkey Burials in the Near East". Levant 42, 210-225....
Predynastic EgyptBioarchaeological studies of animal dung from arid environments provide valuable information on various aspects of life in ancient societies relating to land use and environmental change, and from the Neolithic onwards to the animal husbandry and the use of animals as markers of status...
The modern population of Fayum appears to reflect the ancient structure much better than the medieval population from Cemetery A in Naqlun. Moreover, there seems to be an evident decrease in racial diversity from antiquity to modern times, but the Naqlun skulls break out from this order....