Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan
This article presents the zooarchaeological evidence from two horse burials at the royal cemetery of el-Kurru, Sudan. The skeletons, whose survival after excavation was unknown, were recently rediscovered in storage in the Sudan National Museum. The article outlines the archaeological context of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2020-11-01
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Series: | Archaeology International |
Online Access: | https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ai.2020.10 |
Summary: | This article presents the zooarchaeological evidence from two horse burials at the royal cemetery of el-Kurru, Sudan. The skeletons, whose survival after excavation was unknown, were recently rediscovered in storage in the Sudan National Museum. The article outlines the archaeological context of these specimens, their importance for research on equids in the ancient Nile valley and the first results of their zooarchaeological analysis. |
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ISSN: | 1463-1725 2048-4194 |