Late 1st-Millennium B.C.E. Levantine Dog Burials as an Extension of Human Mortuary Behavior

Simple dog burials, dating primarily to the second half of the 1st millennium B.C.E. (Persian- Hellenistic periods [ca. 6th-1st centuries B.C.E.]), have been excavated at more than a dozen Levantine sites, ranging from a handful of burials to more than 1,000 at Ashkelon. This study systematizes prev...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dixon, Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: The University of Chicago Press 2018
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2018, Issue: 379, Pages: 19-41
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Iron Age Levant
B human-animal studies
B archaeology of ancient Israel
B dog burials
B archaeology of Phoenicia
B Mortuary Practice
B animals in the Levant
B archaeology of Judah
B zooarchaeology
B archaeology of ritual
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)