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Camouflaged chameleons: A new discovery at the Egyptian site of el-Hosh

dc.contributor.authorEvans, Linda
dc.contributor.authorHardtke, Fred
dc.contributor.authorCorbin, Emily
dc.contributor.authorClaes, Wouter
dc.coverage.spatialEgypten_US
dc.coverage.temporalPharaonic Egypten_US
dc.date2020-07-07
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T08:39:22Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T08:39:22Z
dc.identifier.issn1866-9557
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7728
dc.descriptionRepresentations of reptiles are relatively rare in Egyptian rock art. Here, we present a petroglyph found at the site of el-Hosh that closely resembles a chameleon, a morphologically distinct type of lizard. In evaluating the image, we provide a comprehensive review of the limited evidence for chameleons in other Egyptian graphical depictions and texts, revealing previously unrecognised examples found in New Kingdom tomb decorations. We conclude that the el-Hosh creature was likely executed during the Dynastic period or later, and was inspired by the observation of a chameleon, the precise species of which cannot be determined.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_US
dc.titleCamouflaged chameleons: A new discovery at the Egyptian site of el-Hoshen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.frascatiHistory and Archaeologyen_US
dc.audienceScientificen_US
dc.subject.freeRock arten_US
dc.subject.freeAnimal imageryen_US
dc.subject.freePharaonic Egypten_US
dc.subject.freeChameleonen_US
dc.subject.freeel-Hoshen_US
dc.source.titleArchaeological And Anthropological Sciencesen_US
dc.source.volume12en_US
dc.source.issue8en_US
dc.source.pageArticle 158en_US
Orfeo.peerreviewedYesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12520-020-01125-y
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