This chapter discusses the timing of the first domestication of donkeys (Equus asinus) in the
southern Levant (southern Syria-Israel Palestine-/Jordan) with reference to the region's …

Donkeys carried Christ into Jerusalem while in Greek myth they transported Hephaistos up
to Mount Olympos and Dionysos into battle against the Giants. They were probably the first …

Isotope data from a sacrificial ass and several ovicaprines (sheep/goat) from Early Bronze
Age household deposits at Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel provide direct evidence for the …

The synthesis of biological anthropology, archaeology, and social theory provides a
bioarchaeological model to reconstruct nuanced aspects of demography, diet, disease …

The initial phases of donkey domestication are difficult to identify in the archaeological
record due to late and inconsistent changes in morphology and body size in the earliest …

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 …

Abstract Several Early Bronze Age levels have been exposed at Tell eṣ-Ṣāfi/Gath since
2004. This report describes the results of the excavation of the EB III domestic …

Analysis of a sacrificed and interred domestic donkey from an Early Bronze Age (EB) IIIB (c.
2800–2600 BCE) domestic residential neighborhood at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel, indicate …

Donkeys facilitated trade and transport in much of the ancient world, but were seldom used
in elite or leisure activities. While Tang Dynasty (AD 618–907) texts indicate that noble …

In this paper, we present the results of recent research on the potential movement of animals
and other goods between Old Kingdom Egypt and the southern Levant during the Early …