ANIMAL BONE REMAINS FROM SHEIKH ABD EL-GURNA: ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
ANIMAL BONE REMAINS FROM SHEIKH ABD EL-GURNA: ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Author(s): Urszula IwaszczukSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Coptic hermitage; Middle Kingdom tombs; animal bones; offering deposits
Summary/Abstract: The Coptic hermitage located in the Middle Kingdom tombs TT 1152 and TT 1151 in Sheikh Abd el-Gurna delivered 4046 animal bones. From that number 88.5 % were identified anatomically and zoologically. Despite the assemblage being mixed, the bones could be divided into two groups. The first, larger group consisted of remains of wild animals, either one which had died on the site or prey. The other group consisted probably of remains of offering deposits and partly of post-consumption bones.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: XXI
- Page Range: 691-702
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English