Fatal force-feeding or Gluttonous Gagging? The death of Kestrel SACHM 2575

Ikram, Salima; Slabbert, Ruhan; Cornelius, Izak; Plessis, Anton du; Swanepoel, Liani Colette; Weber, Henry William

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.015

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“…The latter provides a more detailed picture of the mummy and its different layers of bandaging, as well as some of the soft tissue that remains. This helps not only in identifying species, but has also shown that animals, like some humans, were provided with food in their afterlife (Wade et al 2012;Ikram 2017), while the fact that a kestrel might have died from force feeding hints at ways of raising and procuring animals for mummification (Ikram et al 2015). Increasing amounts of information are being extracted from animal mummies with each improvement in imaging technology.…”

Section: How To Study Animal Mummiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These were buried in pits, and many were wrapped in llama blankets, with llama bones and fish skeletons placed near their snouts, so they could eat in the afterlife. Providing food for animal burials is also known for some of the Egyptian mummies, both pet and votive (Malek 1993;Wade et al 2012;Ikram et al 2015). It is unclear if the Chiribaya dogs were pets/guardians, or played a role in the religious life of the community, though currently excavators favor the former identification.…”

Section: South American Animal Mummiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt and South America

Ikram¹

2020

The Handbook of Mummy Studies

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While formal animal burials are known from Egypt from the earliest periods of its history, anthropogenically mummified animals are known sporadically from the Old Kingdom (c. 2600-2100 BC) onward, becoming increasingly common in the New Kingdom (c. 1549-1030 BC), and then enjoying an unprecedented popularity from the Late Period (c. 660 BC) until the Christian domination (c. middle of the fourth century AD). Different types of animal mummies are found were produced in Egypt, particularly from the Late Period onward, when they number in the millions. These objects provide an insight into ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, relationship with animals, animal husbandry, the changing environment, trade, economy, medical/veterinary expertise, and scientific knowledge. Animal burials are also known from South America, but are less widespread than those found in Egypt, and tend to be naturally desiccated rather than anthropogenically S. Ikram (*)

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Section: How To Study Animal Mummiesmentioning

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Section: South American Animal Mummiesmentioning

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Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt and South America

Ikram¹

2020

The Handbook of Mummy Studies

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“…In another study the quality of 3D printed models were compared by microCT for two different filament types on two different 3D printers [26]. Since plastics are used for prototypes, they can be used to better visualize 3D models especially from microCT scans of interesting objects such as museum specimens as shown for a mummy falcon [27,28] and more recently to visualize a hairy stalagmite -a complex biological root system in a stalagmite, of which a part of the model was 3D printed to better understand the complex interconnections [29].…”

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X-ray Micro-Ct Supporting the South African Additive Manufacturing Community <sup>&dagger;</sup>

Plessis¹,

Roux²

2018

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This paper presents the latest developments in microCT, both globally and locally, for supporting the additive manufacturing industry. There are a number of recently developed capabilities which are especially relevant to the non-destructive quality inspection of additive manufactured parts; and also for advanced process optimization. These new capabilities are all locally available but not yet utilized to their full potential, most likely due to a lack of knowledge of these capabilities. The aim of this paper is therefore to fill this gap and provide an overview of these latest capabilities, showcasing numerous local examples.

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“…L'utilisation de la tomodensitométrie pour analyser des mobiliers archéologiques reste actuellement limitée. Les exemples de son application au patrimoine culturel portent essentiellement sur des momies et des squelettes humains ou animaux (Houle-Wierzbicki et al, 2015 ;Xiujie et al 2009 ;Ikram et al 2015), ou sur des objets exceptionnels (Mödlinger 2008 ;Hassmann et al 2012) ; peu de travaux examinent les autres types de mobilier (Huisman et al 2014;Lee et al 2008 ;Treyvaud 2010 ;Treyvaud et al 2013). Ces dernières années, l'usage de cette technologie s'est néanmoins développé dans le domaine d'étude des incinérations (Anderson & Fell 1995 ;Harvig et al 2012 ;Harvig & Lynnerup 2013 ;Le Puil-Texier et al 2015 ;Minozzi et al 2010) et lors de découvertes d'ensembles particulièrement complexes nécessitant des prélèvements en « bloc », souvent en lien avec des opérations de conservation ou de fouilles complexes (Stelzner et al 2010 ;Re et al 2015).…”

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