TY - BOOK ID - 31327702 TI - The Tomb of the dogs at Asyut : faunal remains and other selected objects AU - Kitagawa, Chiori AU - Kahl, Jochem AU - Vittmann, Günter PY - 2016 SN - 9783447106665 PB - Wiesbaden Harrassowitz DB - UniCat KW - Tombs KW - Animal remains (Archaeology) KW - Funeral rites and ceremonies KW - Pyramids KW - Dogs KW - Canis canis KW - Canis domesticus KW - Canis familiarus KW - Canis familiarus domesticus KW - Canis lupus familiaris KW - Dog KW - Domestic dog KW - Domestic animals KW - Gray wolf KW - Archaeology KW - Architecture, Ancient KW - Monuments KW - Sepulchral monuments KW - Funerals KW - Mortuary ceremonies KW - Obsequies KW - Manners and customs KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Burial KW - Cremation KW - Dead KW - Mourning customs KW - Archaeozoology KW - Zooarchaeology KW - Zoology in archaeology KW - Bones KW - Animal paleopathology KW - Methodology KW - Asyūṭ (Egypt) KW - Es-Siut (Egypt) KW - Siut (Egypt) KW - Assiout (Egypt) KW - Asyoot (Egypt) KW - Assiut (Egypt) KW - Lycopolis (Egypt) KW - Lykopolis (Egypt) KW - Antiquities. KW - Cryomation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:31327702 AB - This study seeks to add to the understanding of the history of Asyut and of archaeofauna by examining the osteofaunal remains from the Tomb of the Dogs on Gebel Asyut al-gharbi, with a particular focus on canids. Its objective is to shed more light on animals in ancient Egyptian society and religion, as well as on the various functions that Gebel Asyut al-gharbi (the western mountain of Asyut) fulfilled throughout the course of history. ER -