Variation in economic specialization as revealed through the study of Pottery Neolithic faunal assemblages from the southern Levant

Namdar, Linoy; Vardi, Jacob; Paz, Yitzhak; Sapir‐Hen, Lidar

doi:10.1007/s12520-021-01446-6

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“…8000 BCE). Both animals were used for their meat, milk and coats and became the main system of food production and for the elaboration of a wide range of secondary products [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ].…”

Section: Zoonotic Diseases In Ancient Times: Biological Archaeological and Literary Evidencementioning

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Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases in the Daily Life of Ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum (79 CE, Italy): A Review of Animal–Human–Environment Interactions through Biological, Historical and Archaeological Sources

Tanga

Remigio²,

Viciano

2022

Animals

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There is no doubt that the cultural and urban environments contributed to the animal–human interaction in the daily life of the ancient Roman world. The singularity of the circumstances of the burial of Pompeii and Herculaneum, together with literary sources and the extraordinary state of preservation of the archaeological and biological material found, has provided researchers with an opportunity, unique in its kind, to reconstruct the life and ways of living of its inhabitants. This study illustrates the main drivers and mechanisms for the distribution and transmission of zoonotic diseases in these ancient Roman populations, such as (i) the large number and role that different animal species played in the ancient Roman world; (ii) the environmental conditions for the survival of parasites, pathogens and vectors; (iii) the great variety and intensity of commercial activities and occupations that presented certain risks of infections; (iv) the absence of adequate safety controls during processing, distribution and preservation of foodstuffs in unsuitable environments and some culinary habits; (v) the inadequate mechanisms of the disposal of human waste and the biotic contamination of watercourses and reservoirs; and finally (vi) the use of animals related to religious and cultural practices.

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Section: Zoonotic Diseases In Ancient Times: Biological Archaeological and Literary Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases in the Daily Life of Ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum (79 CE, Italy): A Review of Animal–Human–Environment Interactions through Biological, Historical and Archaeological Sources

Tanga

Remigio²,

Viciano

2022

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Animals' paleopathology: Implications on human–animal interaction during the intensification of farming in the Southern Levant

Namdar,

Bartosiewicz,

May

et al. 2024

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Animal domestication led to changes in the interaction between animals and humans, including new ways of exploitation, which could potentially leave lesions on the animals' bones. This study aims to examine changes in the prevalence of pathological manifestation following changes in human‐animal interactions as a result their domestication. For this purpose, we studied 19,565 animal remains recovered from archaeological excavations, dated from the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic period to historical periods and assigned the pathologies into types. Of these, 60 animal remains presented pathological lesions. The suspected pathological cases were validated using a microscope, X‐ray, and/or micro‐CT scan. Lesions were divided into four categories: trauma, aging/musculoskeletal stress marks (MSM), periodontal diseases, and inflammatory processes. Then, our database was combined with previously published data to a total of 26,596 animal remains, out of which 128 demonstrated pathological lesions. We found that the prevalence of lesions in animals was higher in the historical periods compared with prehistoric periods. Moreover, based on a comparison between recent gazelles living in captivity and those living in the wild, we found that captivity resulted in the deterioration of the animals' health. We concluded that pathologies were more frequent in livestock in historic periods, in comparison with wild species and livestock from earlier periods. Such lesions were common not only in working livestock (cattle and donkeys) but also in non‐working domesticates (caprines and chickens) and companion animals (dogs and cats). Variations in the pathological frequencies between these three categories may be attributed to differences in exploitation, including the intensification of farming and herding. Finally, this study provides a unique reference dataset for zooarchaeologists when studying ancient animal assemblages.

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Home on the Range: Late Neolithic Architecture and Subsistence in Jordan’s Black Desert

Rollefson

2023

Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

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Variation in economic specialization as revealed through the study of Pottery Neolithic faunal assemblages from the southern Levant

Cited by 6 publications

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Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases in the Daily Life of Ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum (79 CE, Italy): A Review of Animal–Human–Environment Interactions through Biological, Historical and Archaeological Sources

Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases in the Daily Life of Ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum (79 CE, Italy): A Review of Animal–Human–Environment Interactions through Biological, Historical and Archaeological Sources

Animals' paleopathology: Implications on human–animal interaction during the intensification of farming in the Southern Levant

Home on the Range: Late Neolithic Architecture and Subsistence in Jordan’s Black Desert

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