The Mummification of Votive Birds: Past and Present

A mummy is defined as a ‘well-preserved dead body’ (Cockburn, Cockburn and Reyman 1998, 1), achieved by either natural or anthropogenic methods and refers to both human and animal subjects. Mummies achieved through both these methods are found in ancient Egypt as a result of preservation through des...

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Autores principales:	S.D. Atherton, L.M. McKnight
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Publicado:	EXARC 2014
Materias:	post depositional process domestic animals mummification funerary neolithic newest era egypt united kingdom Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:513fbf05e07f4331a1bfc1c2a83814542021-12-01T14:42:31ZThe Mummification of Votive Birds: Past and Present2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/513fbf05e07f4331a1bfc1c2a83814542014-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10142https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956A mummy is defined as a ‘well-preserved dead body’ (Cockburn, Cockburn and Reyman 1998, 1), achieved by either natural or anthropogenic methods and refers to both human and animal subjects. Mummies achieved through both these methods are found in ancient Egypt as a result of preservation through desiccation, achieved by direct contact between the corpse and a dry, sandy matrix (natural); or through the use of natron (anthropogenic), coupled with evisceration (the removal of the internal organs) and anointment with resinous compounds, followed by wrapping the corpse in layers of linen (Ikram and Dodson 1998; Taylor 2001).S.D. AthertonL.M. McKnightEXARCarticlepost depositional processdomestic animalsmummificationfuneraryneolithicnewest eraegyptunited kingdomMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2014/1 (2014)
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description	A mummy is defined as a ‘well-preserved dead body’ (Cockburn, Cockburn and Reyman 1998, 1), achieved by either natural or anthropogenic methods and refers to both human and animal subjects. Mummies achieved through both these methods are found in ancient Egypt as a result of preservation through desiccation, achieved by direct contact between the corpse and a dry, sandy matrix (natural); or through the use of natron (anthropogenic), coupled with evisceration (the removal of the internal organs) and anointment with resinous compounds, followed by wrapping the corpse in layers of linen (Ikram and Dodson 1998; Taylor 2001).
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The Mummification of Votive Birds: Past and Present

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