The zooarchaeology of exclusion and expropriation: Looking up from the lower city in Late Bronze Age Hazor

Marom, Nimrod; Zuckerman, Sharon

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2012.06.002

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“…The hunted game – gazelles and red deer – inhabit the same ecological niche (Mendelssohn and Yom‐Tov ). However, gazelles were the most hunted species in Areas K, F and M, and red deer in Area H. Large game hunting is an activity attributed to elites (Marom and Zuckerman ); indeed, red deer is a higher‐ranked wild game for hunters (e.g. Speth and Clark ).…”

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Social Stratification in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages: An Intra‐Site Investigation at Megiddo

Sapir‐Hen

Sasson

Kleiman

et al. 2016

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary The article presents an intra‐site investigation of the Strata VIIA and VIA faunal remains at Megiddo, Israel, which date to the LB III and late Iron I respectively. We examined social disparity between the populations of two areas of the city. Our finds indicate a difference in social status and division of labour: a dichotomy between producer‐consumers and consumers, who most probably interacted. Viewed in light of other types of remains at Megiddo, these findings reveal that the inhabitants of one sector engaged in agriculture and cottage industries, while the people in the other part of the city, close to the palace, were more affluent – related to the local ruler and administrators. Our study demonstrates the potential in intra‐site investigation at large, multi‐period sites.

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Social Stratification in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages: An Intra‐Site Investigation at Megiddo

Sapir‐Hen

Sasson

Kleiman

et al. 2016

Oxford J Archaeology

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“…Minimum number of elements (MNE) values calculated using a fraction summation approach [28] were also correlated with the use of bone photon-densitometry mineral density values of a sheep [29] for medium- or large-sized mammal bones in each sample. For full details on taphonomic procedures see [30].…”

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The Prey Pathway: A Regional History of Cattle (Bos taurus) and Pig (Sus scrofa) Domestication in the Northern Jordan Valley, Israel

Marom

Bar-Oz

2013

PLoS ONE

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The faunal assemblage from the 9th-8th millennium BP site at Sha'ar Hagolan, Israel, is used to study human interaction with wild suids and cattle in a time period just before the appearance of domesticated animals of these species in the Jordan Valley. Our results, based on demographic and osteometric data, indicate that full domestication of both cattle and suids occurred at the site during the 8th millennium. Importantly, domestication was preceded in both taxa by demographic and metric population parameters indicating severe overhunting. The possible role of overhunting in shaping the characteristics of domesticated animals and the social infrastructure to ownership of herds is then explored.

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“…A focus on the emergence of state societies has been coupled with a long‐term interest in the demise and regeneration of such polities. Nimrod Marom and Sharon Zuckerman () offer a refreshing bottom‐up perspective on collapse in their case study of Hazor, Israel. They argue that social processes—such as the purposeful exclusion of nonelites from resources and notably the appropriation of large game by elites—was a critical process leading to the kingdom's eventual collapse.…”

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Anthropological Archaeology in 2012: Mobility, Economy, and Transformation

Kahn

2013

American Anthropologist

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In 2012, archaeologists continued to grapple with large questions concerning process and structure and how they shaped the nature of humanity. The movement of populations, ideas, and material culture stands out prominently, including mobility's role in promoting social change and how forms of travel and communication, such as pilgrimages or long-distance trade, promoted social interaction. Research concerning the structure of ancient economies acknowledges the amazing diversity within which prehistoric communities organized food production and material goods manufacture and exchange. Social complexity as transformation illustrates how local histories

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The zooarchaeology of exclusion and expropriation: Looking up from the lower city in Late Bronze Age Hazor

Cited by 28 publications

References 46 publications

Social Stratification in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages: An Intra‐Site Investigation at Megiddo

Social Stratification in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages: An Intra‐Site Investigation at Megiddo

The Prey Pathway: A Regional History of Cattle (Bos taurus) and Pig (Sus scrofa) Domestication in the Northern Jordan Valley, Israel

Anthropological Archaeology in 2012: Mobility, Economy, and Transformation

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