Serapeum of Saqqara Serapeum of Saqqara The Serapeum of Saqqara is a serapeum located north west of the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, a necropolis near Memphis in Lower Egypt. It was a burial place of Apis bulls, sacred bulls that were incarnations of the ancient Egyptian deity Ptah. It was believed that the bulls became immortal after death as "Osiris Apis", a name that appears in Coptic as , "Userhapi", which was borrowed in Greek as , "Serapis", in the Hellenistic period. The most ancient burials found at this site date back to the reign of Amenhotep III, the ninth pharaoh of
Hammerum burial site Hammerum burial site The Hammerum burial site is an archaeological excavation located about 5 km east of Herning, Denmark, on Ny Gjellerupvej. The site has been dated to the late Roman Iron Age (200-400 CE) and contained preserved fabric from graves of that era. In 1993, initial stages of new road development revealed traces of several graves throughout the land slated for construction. Seven graves were discovered upon further excavation. Four of these showed little historical significance; the three remaining graves, contained organic materials that would prompt further analysis. These graves were transferred to Herning Museum in complete blocks of