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Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship
with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact
that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps
in our knowledge still remain. This volume presents well over 30
contributions that explore Human-Animal relationships from the
Predynastic to the Roman period. The essays cover topics such as
animal husbandry, mummification, species-specific studies, the
archaeology and economy of the animal cults, funerary practices,
iconography and symbolism. The contribution of archaeometrical
methods, such as DNA analyses, balms’ analyses, AMS dating,
radiography, and 3D imaging, are also represented as these play a
significant role in furthering our understanding of the
human-animal relationship in Egypt. The range of subject matter and
contributors are indicative of the importance of animals and the
role that they played in ancient Egypt and Nubia, and emphasises
the need for continued inter- and multidisciplinary studies on the
subject. The research outlined in this volume has helped, for
example, to better identify ways of sourcing the animals used in
mummification, contributed to establishing the eras during which
animal mummification became common, and highlighted new techniques
for acquiring DNA. The fresh insights and diversity of topics makes
the volume of interest for professionals (Egyptologists,
(archaeo-)zoologists and historians), as well as those who are
interested in Egyptology and in the relationship between humans and
animals. ‘Creatures of Earth, Water and Sky’ is the result of
the first international conference ever dedicated to animals in
ancient Egypt and Nubia (the International Symposium on Animals in
Ancient Egypt, ISAAE 1, June 1-3 2016, held in Lyon).
Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship
with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact
that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps
in our knowledge still remain. This volume presents well over 30
contributions that explore Human-Animal relationships from the
Predynastic to the Roman period. The essays cover topics such as
animal husbandry, mummification, species-specific studies, the
archaeology and economy of the animal cults, funerary practices,
iconography and symbolism. The contribution of archaeometrical
methods, such as DNA analyses, balms’ analyses, AMS dating,
radiography, and 3D imaging, are also represented as these play a
significant role in furthering our understanding of the
human-animal relationship in Egypt. The range of subject matter and
contributors are indicative of the importance of animals and the
role that they played in ancient Egypt and Nubia, and emphasises
the need for continued inter- and multidisciplinary studies on the
subject. The research outlined in this volume has helped, for
example, to better identify ways of sourcing the animals used in
mummification, contributed to establishing the eras during which
animal mummification became common, and highlighted new techniques
for acquiring DNA. The fresh insights and diversity of topics makes
the volume of interest for professionals (Egyptologists,
(archaeo-)zoologists and historians), as well as those who are
interested in Egyptology and in the relationship between humans and
animals. ‘Creatures of Earth, Water and Sky’ is the result of
the first international conference ever dedicated to animals in
ancient Egypt and Nubia (the International Symposium on Animals in
Ancient Egypt, ISAAE 1, June 1-3 2016, held in Lyon).
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