Analysis of faunal remains from the Bronze Age village of Politiko-Troullia in central Cyprus offers the opportunity to add detail to the ongoing effort to characterize societal changes during the Middle Bronze Age, prior to the emergence of Late Bronze urbanism on the island. Politiko-Troullia, located in the northern foothills of the Troodos Mountains, has a radiocarbon chronology that indicates an occupation around 2100–1900 cal BC. Sheep and goat bones dominate the faunal assemblage, with bones from Mesopotamian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica), cattle, and pigs following in de- scending frequency. Excavated architectural remains include a household compound, two large open courtyards and an adjacent alley with bone-rich trash deposits. Analysis of the bone assemblages from these spaces reveals consistencies about butchering as well as patterns of animal exploitation and consumption, which distinguish household subsistence and communal feasting behaviors. These lines of evidence can augment a developing understanding of village social identity and reflect larger patterns of social change prior to the first urbanism on Cyprus.
We present the first Bayesian 14C modeling based on AMS ages from stratified sediments representing continuous occupation across the Early Bronze III/IV interface in the Southern Levant. This new high-precision modeling incorporates 12 calibrated AMS ages from Khirbat Iskandar Area C using OxCal 4.4.4 and the IntCal 20 calibration curve to specify the EB III/IV transition at or slightly before 2500 cal BCE. Our results contribute to the continuing emergence of a high chronology for the Levantine Early Bronze Age, which shifts the end of EB III 200–300 years earlier than the traditional time frame and increases the length of EB IV to about 500 years. Data from Khirbat Iskandar also help direct greater attention to the importance of sedentary communities through EB IV, in contrast to the traditional emphasis on non-sedentary pastoral encampments and cemeteries. Modeling of AMS data from Khirbat Iskandar bolsters the ongoing revision of Early Bronze Age Levantine chronology and its growing interpretive independence from Egyptian history and contributes particularly to re-examination of the EB III/IV nexus in the Southern Levant.
The Information Commons Cross-Departmental Exchange was developed to contribute toward the integration of library services at the J. Murrey Atkins Library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Cross-Departmental Exchange provides structured orientations to library functions and services, tailored for all library employees. This paper describes the development of the Cross-Departmental Exchange and its place within the spectrum of cross-training programs. The structure of the Cross-Departmental Exchange and its benefits for employees and patrons are addressed. Finally, suggestions for implementing the program at other libraries are offered.
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