All Outputs (2)

Canine Economies of the Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean (2020)
Journal Article
Price, M., Meier, J., & Arbuckle, B. (2021). Canine Economies of the Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean. Journal of Field Archaeology, 46(2), 81-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2020.1848322

Archaeological assemblages, texts, and iconography indicate a multifaceted, yet often ignored, canine economy in the ancient eastern Mediterranean and Near East. This economy included not only dogs’ celebrated roles as hunting aids, guards, village s... Read More about Canine Economies of the Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean.

Fodder, pasture, and the development of complex society in the Chalcolithic: isotopic perspectives on animal husbandry at Marj Rabba (2020)
Journal Article
Price, M., Rowan, Y. M., Kersel, M. M., & Makarewicz, C. A. (2020). Fodder, pasture, and the development of complex society in the Chalcolithic: isotopic perspectives on animal husbandry at Marj Rabba. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 12(4), Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01043-z

The emergence of social complexity in the Southern Levant during the Chalcolithic (c. 4500–3600 cal. BC) was intimately tied to intensification in animal management. For the first time, secondary products such as milk and wool were intensively exploi... Read More about Fodder, pasture, and the development of complex society in the Chalcolithic: isotopic perspectives on animal husbandry at Marj Rabba.