ANIMAL REMAINS IN POST-MEROITIC BURIALS IN SUDAN
ANIMAL REMAINS IN POST-MEROITIC BURIALS IN SUDAN
Author(s): Marta OsypińskaSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Nubia; post-Meroitic; faunal remains; predator; dog; burial
Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes faunal remains from tumuli burials of post-Meroitic date (4th–6th century AD) from cemeteries at Hammur, El-Zuma, Tanqasi and New Amri. The offerings include “consumption” waste (camel, cattle, sheep and goat) and remains of a symbolic, “sacral” character (dogs and fox).
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: XX
- Page Range: 541-548
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English