Dogs in Antiquity: Anubis to Cerberus The Origin of the Domestic Dog

by Brewer, Douglas J.; Phillips, A. A.; Clark, Terence

• ISBN13: 9780856687044
• ISBN10: 0856687049
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

Using new genetic research and the material from excavations, Anubis to Cerberus first examines the archaeological evidence for the origins of the dog and the process of domestication in prehistory. In historic times numerous tomb-paintings and artifacts from Egypt and the Middle East depict dogs hunting, herding, guarding and simply as pets. Dogs represented gods in Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece, and their archaeological remains have been recovered in cult centers. These records show the development of specialized breeds during the first great civilizations. In the Graeco-Roman period a new dimension to the story is added: technical literature about rearing, training and special uses of the dog.Lavishly illustrated, this book combines the latest scientific material with a cultural history to tell the developing story of the inter-relationship between man and dog from its origin in remote antiquity to that which we know today. It will be invaluable for archaeologists wishing to identify dogs and canid remains, for zoologists tracing the history of the species and fascinating for anyone who has a serious interest in the history of the dog and the origins of modern breeds.

Author Biography

Professor Douglas Brewer is Director of the Spurlock Museum of Culture and Natural History and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Evolution of the Modern Dog	p. 5
The Path to Domestication	p. 21
The Dogs of Ancient Egypt	p. 28
The Dogs of the Ancient Near East	p. 49
The Dogs of the Classical World	p. 81
Bibliography	p. 107
Index	p. 112
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