The fauna of Tell Nebi Mend (Syria) in the Bronze and Iron Age—a diachronic overview. Part 1: Stability and change—animal husbandry

Autor:	Caroline Grigson
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Archeology History Fauna Animal husbandry Ancient history engineering.material Body weight Archaeology Large sample Geography Bronze Age Iron Age Domestic animal engineering Bronze
Zdroj:	Levant. 47:5-29
ISSN:	1756-3801 0075-8914
DOI:	10.1179/0075891415z.00000000055
Popis:	The analysis of the large sample of domestic animal bones excavated from Tell Nebi Mend in north-west Syria shows that there was remarkably little change in patterns of husbandry from the Early Bronze Age to the Iron Age, probably due to the propinquity of the River Orontes. Although the most numerous bones were those of sheep and goats, estimates of body weight suggest that cattle were of greater importance in the economy. Camels were present in the Iron Age levels and unexpectedly also in Late Bronze Age II contexts; the latter seem to be the earliest domestic camels known from the northern Syria.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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