Dogs

Beverley Miles, a doctoral candidate at MacQuarie University in Australia, has been researching the relationship that dogs and humans had – during the time that the pyramids were built. She presented her results at an Egyptology symposium in Toronto a week ago - and they are not for those of a delicate disposition!

She’s found some pretty convincing evidence – in the form of three pieces of art – that dogs and humans shared a very close relationship.

How close?

A three day Egyptian symposium starts, in Toronto, in a matter of hours. The Scholars' Symposium (or Scholars' Colloquium) is curated by The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (SSEA), and brings together a stella lineup of speakers. Today’s session will be at the Royal Ontario Museum, and tommorow’s will focus on Egypt and the Bible and will be held on the University of Toronto campus.

The temperature is hovering at around 0 degrees celcius - not exactly what you would find at Giza!

Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo Dr Salima Ikram – one of the world’s leading authorities on Egyptian religion – recently chatted to Heritage Key on the subject of the cult of animal worship in ancient Egypt. In another exclusive new video interview, she dons her white coat and takes us to the lab, for a fascinating insight into the practice of animal mummification.