The North Ibis Catacomb at Saqqara

Nicholson, Paul Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-6788 2019. The North Ibis Catacomb at Saqqara. Porcier, Stéphanie, Ikram, Salima and Pasquali, Stéphane, eds. Creatures of Earth, Water and Sky: Essays on Animals in Ancient Egypt and Nubia, Amsterdam: Sidestone Press, pp. 251-258.

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Abstract

The North Ibis Catacomb at North Saqqara is one of two ibis burial places within the ancient necropolis. The site was probably visited by early travellers to Saqqara but was then lost and was not rediscovered until the final season of work by the late Professor W.B. Emery in 1970-71. At that time a preliminary survey was made by the late K.J. Frazer but the site was not further investigated because of its poor condition and Emery’s untimely death. In the 1990s the site was re-surveyed by P.T. Nicholson and C.M. Jackson but awaits full publication. This paper offers some preliminary views on the site and its function. This paper is dedicated to my friend and colleague Dr. Nick R.J. Fieller (1947–2017) whose contribution to the work at the animal necropolis has been a great benefit to its study and who died whilst this paper was in preparation.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology
Publisher:	Sidestone Press
ISBN:	9789088907715
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2024 13:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104968

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