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Animal mummy containing dog bones, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Long before animal mummies were used as religious offerings, animals in Egypt were occasionally mummified for a more personal reason—as beloved pets that were to keep the deceased company in the afterlife. [7]
Egyptian Mummies. Smithsonian Institution. Pruitt, Sarah (30 August 2018). "Scientists reveal inside story of ancient Egyptian animal mummies". History. "Egyptian animals were mummified same way as humans". National Geographic. 15 September 2004. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018 "Object: Egyptian funerary boat".
The Serapeum of Saqqara was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis.It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis, a name which evolved to Serapis (Σέραπις) in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi (ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣϩⲁⲡⲓ) in Coptic.
The tomb’s burial chambers, dated to 2400 BC, contain 23 human mummies and more than 30 animal mummies. ... In the late 19th century as archaeologists uncovered mummies in Egypt’s deserts ...
Unlike other animal burials in Egypt, none of the animals at Berenike were mummified. Some of the animals were buried with collars and several of the animals had evidence of injuries that would have necessitated human care for their survival. The arrangement of the animals is purposeful, and some were intentionally placed in sleep-like positions.
Here are eight ways that new technology is changing the way we understand ancient Egyptian mummies. ... As many as 70 million animals were embalmed by ancient Egyptians over the years.
Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. [1] Many of the Egyptian animal mummies are sacred ibis, and radiocarbon dating suggests the Egyptian ibis mummies that have been analyzed were from a time frame that falls between approximately 450 and 250 BC. [2]
There, archaeologists recently uncovered nearly 300 mummies and other miscellaneous riches within a network of tunnels, shafts, and rooms 60 feet below some of the oldest pyramids in Egypt. Add in ...