The lost mummy of Djedhor
Reconstructing the burial of a Ptolemaic priest from Thebes
Maarten J. Raven | Forthcoming
In the rich archives of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities lies a fascinating manuscript dealing with the autopsy on an Ancient Egyptian mummy. This was performed in 1878 by the Museum’s curator Willem Pleyte. Thanks…
Animal Mummies
From Research to Outreach at the Allard Pierson
Edited by Ben van den Bercken | Forthcoming
Ancient Egyptian animal mummies can be found in almost every Egyptological museum collection. These mummified bodies of animals—from cats and falcons to scarabs and fish—played a role in animal cults and religion, but could also…
Harnessing Horses from Prehistory to History
Approaches and Case Studies
Edited by Katherine Kanne, Helene Benkert, and Camille M.L. Vo Van Qui | Forthcoming
The human past is unimaginable without the horse. From our ancestors hunting and painting horses in the Upper Palaeolithic, to the earliest riders, the rise of equestrian empires, and the critical role of horses in…
Dem Wandel auf der Spur
Bauen und Wohnen in Monjukli Depe und Umgebung, Turkmenistan
Ilia Heit | Forthcoming
Die ersten Gemeinschaften von Ackerbauern und Viehzüchtern traten im Kopet-Dag-Vorland in Südturkmenistan Ende des 7. Jahrtausends v. Chr. auf und läuteten eine lange Geschichte dörflichen Lebens in Lehmziegelbauten ein. Dieses Buch untersucht das Bauen und…
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The lost mummy of Djedhor
Reconstructing the burial of a Ptolemaic priest from Thebes
Maarten J. Raven | Forthcoming
In the rich archives of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities lies a fascinating manuscript dealing with the autopsy on an Ancient Egyptian mummy. This was performed in 1878 by the Museum’s curator Willem Pleyte. Thanks…
Animal Mummies
From Research to Outreach at the Allard Pierson
Edited by Ben van den Bercken | Forthcoming
Ancient Egyptian animal mummies can be found in almost every Egyptological museum collection. These mummified bodies of animals—from cats and falcons to scarabs and fish—played a role in animal cults and religion, but could also…
Harnessing Horses from Prehistory to History
Approaches and Case Studies
Edited by Katherine Kanne, Helene Benkert, and Camille M.L. Vo Van Qui | Forthcoming
The human past is unimaginable without the horse. From our ancestors hunting and painting horses in the Upper Palaeolithic, to the earliest riders, the rise of equestrian empires, and the critical role of horses in…
Dem Wandel auf der Spur
Bauen und Wohnen in Monjukli Depe und Umgebung, Turkmenistan
Ilia Heit | Forthcoming
Die ersten Gemeinschaften von Ackerbauern und Viehzüchtern traten im Kopet-Dag-Vorland in Südturkmenistan Ende des 7. Jahrtausends v. Chr. auf und läuteten eine lange Geschichte dörflichen Lebens in Lehmziegelbauten ein. Dieses Buch untersucht das Bauen und…
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