Saqqara Animal Catacombs
Catacombs with millions of votive animal mummies (~8M dogs/jackals, ~2M ibis). All bones = known species; 'monsters' are coffin-art/myth, not hybrid skeletons.
Dated events and their evidence
- 650 BCE mainstream
peak of votive animal-mummy cult source - 2023 CE mainstream
'composite-creature' coffins hold ordinary lizard bones source
Where
29.8730° N, 31.2160° E
Sources
- https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/find-a-project/view/1145229-the-catacombs-of-anubis
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30468-4
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.