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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Authors: Shai, Yitsḥaḳ (Author) ; Greenfield, Haskel J. 1957- (Author) ; Brown, Annie (Author) ; Albaz, Shira (Author) ; Maʾir, Aharon 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Harrassowitz [2016]
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
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
TB Antiquity
Further subjects:B Ass
B Animals
B Gath
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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.
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