An archaeozoological, archaeological, and religious-historical examination of the Ptolemaic-Roman temple herd and burial ground at Syene

对赛耶尼的托勒密-罗马神庙壁炉和墓地进行考古动物学、考古学和宗教历史研究

• 批准号: 392758722
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Joris Peters
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Institut für Ägyptologie und Koptologie
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2017-12-31 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/392758722?language=en
• 关键词: archaeozoological; archaeological; religious; historical; examination

Research in this project focuses on an animal necropolis situated in the urban space of present-day Aswan, which has been in use from the first half of the 2nd century BC till the end of the 1st century AD. Here at least 315 animals, mainly sheep but also dogs, cats and calves were deposited in shallow depressions together with grave goods. One terraced building surrounded by several courtyards shows a close chronological and functional relationship to the burials and grave goods. The centrepiece of this building consists of a raised, two-roomed podium that could be accessed from the north by a staircase. The construction phases of the building can be correlated with the consecutive phases of utilization of the animal cemetery. A detailed analysis of the ceramics, grave goods and the animal burials recovered from this ritual precinct is intended in order to document burial customs and evaluate diachronically quantitative and qualitative changes, e.g. in species spectrum or content and spatial distribution of species and grave goods. In close collaboration with Archaeology, Archaeozoology and Egyptology, this project intends to shed light on the type and nature of this unique animal cemetery and its role within the Ptolemaic and Early Roman city of Syene whilst providing deeper insight into local animal worship and associated religious conceptions.

该项目的研究重点是位于今天阿斯旺城市空间的动物墓地，该墓地从公元前2世纪上半叶一直使用到公元1世纪末。在这里，至少有315只动物，主要是羊，也有狗，猫和小牛，与坟墓物品一起存放在浅洼地里。一个被几个庭院包围的梯田式建筑显示出与墓葬和墓葬物品在时间和功能上的密切关系。这座建筑的中心是一个凸起的两室平台，可以通过楼梯从北面进入。建筑物的建造阶段可以与动物墓地的连续使用阶段相关联。从这个仪式区恢复的陶瓷，墓葬品和动物墓葬的详细分析是为了记录埋葬习俗和评估历时的数量和质量的变化，例如在物种谱或内容和物种和墓葬品的空间分布。通过与考古学、动物生态学和动物学的密切合作，该项目旨在揭示这一独特动物墓地的类型和性质及其在托勒密和早期罗马城市塞耶内的作用，同时提供对当地动物崇拜和相关宗教概念的更深入了解。