Looking inside votive creatures : computed tomography (CT) scanning of ancient Egyptian mummified animals in Iziko Museums of South Africa : a preliminary report

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dc.contributor.authorCornelius, I.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, L. C.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSlabbert, Ruhanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-03T08:18:33Z
dc.date.available2013-07-03T08:18:33Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionPlease cite as follows: Cornelius, I., Swanepoel, L. C., Du Plessis, A. & Slabbert, R. 2012. Looking inside votive creatures: computed tomography (CT) scanning of ancient Egyptian mummified animals in Iziko Museums of South Africa: a preliminary report. Akroterion, 57:129-148, doi:10.7445/57-0-135.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://akroterion.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe ancient Egyptians mummified many more animals than humans. The study of ancient Egyptian animal mummies is varied and extensive. Currently new methodologies and modern technology are being used to unlock the secrets of animal mummies. Recently five animal mummies housed in the Egyptian collection of Iziko Museums of South Africa in Cape Town were scanned using a state of the art computed tomography (CT) scanner at Stellenbosch University. Preliminary results revealed two complete bird skeletons, a claw, a fake and the partial skeleton of what appears to be a cat.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://akroterion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/135en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent20 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCornelius, I., Swanepoel, L. C., Du Plessis, A. & Slabbert, R. 2012. Looking inside votive creatures: computed tomography (CT) scanning of ancient Egyptian mummified animals in Iziko Museums of South Africa: a preliminary report. Akroterion, 57:129-148, doi:10.7445/57-0-135.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2079-2883 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0303-1896 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7445/57-0-135
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/81059
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studiesen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor's retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectVotive creaturesen_ZA
dc.subjectCT scanningen_ZA
dc.subjectMummified animalsen_ZA
dc.titleLooking inside votive creatures : computed tomography (CT) scanning of ancient Egyptian mummified animals in Iziko Museums of South Africa : a preliminary reporten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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