Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Excavations in the Bubasteum area at Saqqara in the early 1980s yielded 200 cat mummies in the tomb of the Vizier Aperel. [43] Another 184 cat mummies were found in a different part of this tomb in the 1990s, comprising 11 packets with a few cat bones and 84 packets containing mud, clay and pebbles.
In 1888, an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near Istabl Antar discovered a mass grave of felines, ancient cats that were mummified and buried in pits at great numbers. Besides Egypt, pre-Columbian bird mummies have been found in the Atacama Desert of Chile, including some next to the oasis town of Pica.
The Ure mummified cat's head is the unwrapped head and neck remains of an ancient Egyptian mummified domestic cat. The animal mummy has been displayed in a glass jar contemporary with its discovery in the late 1800s. The cat's remains are in the collection of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in Reading, England. [1]
Egypt is known for its mummies, and that includes the mummification of animals, according to the release. Some ancient Egyptians would even mummify their pets to join them in the afterlife.
Hundreds of artifacts were discovered, Egyptian officials said. An ancient cemetery was uncovered in Egypt, revealing colorful sarcophagi, well-preserved mummies and hundreds of other artifacts ...
The cat was the sacred and peculiar animal of Bast, who is represented with the head of a cat or a lioness and frequently accompanies the deity Ptah in monumental inscriptions. The tombs at Bubastis were accordingly the principal depository in Egypt of the mummies of the cat. [15] [16]
The priests perhaps sold pilgrims mummies of different qualities. [4] In the tomb of Tutankhamun's wet-nurse Maia found on the site in 1996, a lion skeleton was excavated in 2001. [3] The lion was considered a manifestation of the god Maahes, son of Bastet. [5] In 2019, five lion mummies were found at the necropolis. [6]
Researchers excavating an archaeological site in Qewaisna found a new portion of the compound, an ancient cemetery with numerous burials, according to a Thursday, Nov. 24, news release from Egypt ...