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Gazelles, Liminality, and Chalcolithic Ritual: A Case Study from Marj Rabba, Israel (2016)
Journal Article
Price, M. D., Hill, A. C., Rowan, Y. M., & Kersel, M. M. (2016). Gazelles, Liminality, and Chalcolithic Ritual: A Case Study from Marj Rabba, Israel. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 376, 7-27. https://doi.org/10.5615/bullamerschoorie.376.0007

Endangered today, gazelles were both economically and symbolically important to the peoples of the ancient Near East. In various contexts, the gazelle has represented liminality, death, and rebirth. Gazelles held special significance in the southern... Read More about Gazelles, Liminality, and Chalcolithic Ritual: A Case Study from Marj Rabba, Israel.

Confidence Intervals in the Analysis of Mortality and Survivorship Curves in Zooarchaeology (2016)
Journal Article
Price, M., Wolfhagen, J., & Otárola-Castillo, E. (2016). Confidence Intervals in the Analysis of Mortality and Survivorship Curves in Zooarchaeology. American Antiquity, 81(1), 157-173. https://doi.org/10.7183/0002-7316.81.1.157

The analysis of age-at-death data, derived from epiphyseal fusion and dental eruption/wear patterns, is one of the most powerful tools at the disposal of zooarchaeologists studying past hunting and herd management practices. Zooarchaeologists typical... Read More about Confidence Intervals in the Analysis of Mortality and Survivorship Curves in Zooarchaeology.