The importance of the donkey as a pack animal in the Early Bronze Age southern Levant: a view from "Tell eṣ-Ṣāfī"/Gath
In this paper, we review the evidence for the use of the domestic donkey as a mode of transportation in the Early Bronze Age. The study will present the domestic donkey remains (artefactual and zoological) and their archaeological context from the Early Bronze Age III domestic neighborhood at Tell e...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Harrassowitz
[2016]
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| In: |
Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins
Year: 2016, Volume: 132, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-25 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pack donkey
/ Palestine
/ Tell es-Safi
/ Bronze Age
/ Findings
B Near East / Economy |
| RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Ass
B Animals B Gath |
| Summary: | In this paper, we review the evidence for the use of the domestic donkey as a mode of transportation in the Early Bronze Age. The study will present the domestic donkey remains (artefactual and zoological) and their archaeological context from the Early Bronze Age III domestic neighborhood at Tell es-Safi/ Gath. The remains indicate the significant role that donkeys played in the daily life of the inhabitants. This reflects on our understanding of their role in the trade networks and mode of transportation that existed within the emerging urban cultures in the southern Levant during the 3rd mill. B.C.E. |
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| Item Description: | Mit 3 Abbildungen im Textteil und Tafeln 1-5 nach Seite 104 |
| ISSN: | 0012-1169 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas, Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins
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