Vol. 33 No. 1 (2024)
Articles

A Pack of Hounds and its Master? A Bi-Species Burial from the Necropolis of Deir El-Banat (Fayum)

Published January 11, 2024

Keywords:

fayum (egypt), canine burial, animal cult, companion animal, mummification
How to Cite
Belova, G. A., Khasanov, B. F., Krylovich, O. A., Ikram, S., Vasyukov, D. D., & Savinetsky, A. B. (2024). A Pack of Hounds and its Master? A Bi-Species Burial from the Necropolis of Deir El-Banat (Fayum). Archaeofauna, 33(1), 81–100. https://doi.org/10.15366/archaeofauna2024.33.1.005

Abstract

Dog burials are known from Egypt from the Predynastic period from c. 3500 BC onward and continue into the Roman era. Different burials have been interpreted in a variety of ways: companion/pet/working animals, associated with divinities, and as guardians. This paper presents a unique interment of a single human and a group of dogs found in the cemetery of Deir el-Banat in the Fayum (Egypt), which can be interpreted as either a religio-magical protective deposit for the cemetery, or a religio-medical one, involving the sacrifice of several animals.

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