SYMBOLIC FAUNAL REMAINS FROM GRAVES IN TELL EL-FARKHA (EGYPT)
SYMBOLIC FAUNAL REMAINS FROM GRAVES IN TELL EL-FARKHA (EGYPT)
Author(s): Renata AbłamowiczSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Tell el-Farkha; Eastern Kom; burials; faunal remains; burial offerings
Summary/Abstract: The paper considers faunal remains found in human graves from Tell el-Farkha. The majority of the bones have been interpreted as offerings symbolizing food for the dead, consumed ritually during the funeral. Other remains, like corneal horns, could have reflected status or had symbolic function.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: XX
- Page Range: 373-378
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English