Choice Cuts: Meat Production in Ancient Egypt

Amarna ancient ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians animals appear Appendix bandages birds blood body bones bovid burial butchers Cairo cattle Chapel Chapter common consumed consumption containing contents covered Deir depicted determine dimensions discussed domesticated dried drying duck Dynasty Egypt Egyptian especially evidence examined examples excavation femur fish flint four frequently funerary given Giza goat goose grave Hall head humerus hunted identified indicate jars joints killed Kingdom knife labels listed London Malkata mentioned method Middle Kingdom mummified Museum offerings painted perhaps period piece of meat pigs possible poultry present preservation probably processing reliefs remains removed representations resin ribs Room Sakkara salt scapula scenes seems shape shown side similar slaughter storage suggests temple Thebes tibia tomb types vertebrae wall wooden wrapped