oopoe in Ancient Egypt | ||
| حولية الاتحاد العام للآثاريين العرب "دراسات فى آثار الوطن العربى" | ||
| Article 124, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-61 PDF (6.12 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/cguaa.2010.37711 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mofida Al Weshahy | ||
| Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The unique geographical position of Egypt acting as a bridge between the continents is the reason of why so many migrating birds are concentrated and stopped over Egypt , Birds’ bones were found at the site of Wadi Shoaath near Gebel el Silsila (17.000- 12000BC.) in the site E.71 K.20,1 birds form where known in slate palettes , on pottery2 , ivory combs and pins3 and flint in the form of a bird or flying bird .4 The northern Delta’ Lakes act as a major refuge for many species of bird from the 2nd Dynasty ,5 onwards.6 Several species of birds can be identified ,they were 737,in Sir A. Gardiner’ sign lists were 62 sixty- two standard hieroglyphics depicted birds and parts of birds , including the hoopoe .8 Hoopoe upupa epopas is a very cernmen resident breeding bird and passage- migrant , it found on farmland , fields and gardens | ||
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