Sacred Animal Necropolis North of Saqqara

Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara (Egypt). Virtual Reconstruction for the Digital Heritage Masters Degree (Alicante University) dissertation, 2015-2016. Created using published archaeological data.

The site was dedicated to the funerary cult of the sacred animals, and consisted of various sanctuaries and three catacombs: the Mother of Apis, Baboon, and Falcon Catacombs.

It was in use since the 7th Century BC, until the 1st Century BC (Late and Ptolemaic periods).

Discovered by W.B. Emery in 1955 and excavated since 1964, until 1976.