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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description | 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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spelling | doaj.art-c9ca67631f714cf38bd0dc58517e29192023-02-23T13:07:30ZengUCL PressArchaeology International1463-17252048-41942020-11-012312213710.14324/111.444.ai.2020.10Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, SudanClaudia NäserGiulia MazzettiThis 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.https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ai.2020.10 |
spellingShingle | Claudia Näser Giulia Mazzetti Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan Archaeology International |
title | Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan |
title_full | Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan |
title_fullStr | Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan |
title_full_unstemmed | Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan |
title_short | Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan |
title_sort | of kings and horses two new horse skeletons from the royal cemetery at el kurru sudan |
url | https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ai.2020.10 |
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