{"product_id":"the-catacombs-of-anubis-at-north-saqqara-an-archaeological-perspective-9789042945500","title":"The Catacombs of Anubis at North Saqqara: An","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1897 Jacques de Morgan published a map of the Memphite necropolis,        showing for the first time a pair of catacombs for mummified dogs. No        further information was given and the catacombs remained largely        un-investigated until the 21st century. In 2009 the Catacombs of        Anubis Project was set up by Cardiff University who worked in        collaboration with the Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities in an        attempt to understand the larger of the two catacombs.  This        publication describes the work of the Catacombs of Anubis        Project. It examines the way in which the catacomb was created and        the likely phases of its development in the Late and Ptolemaic periods.        The way in which the many thousands of animal mummies were procured is        discussed in the light of modern faunal analysis and these results are        combined with a new survey of the site to give a picture of the        functioning of the cult at Saqqara. Finally, the way in which the        monument may have been re-used in the post-pharaonic era is discussed.         The results will be of interest to all those interested in animal        mummies and in the development of catacombs as well as those concerned        with the evolution of the sacred landscape of Saqqara.","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49546350133591,"sku":"9789042945500","price":127.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-catacombs-of-anubis-at-north-saqqara-an-archaeological-perspective-9789042945500","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}