Burials of domestic asses appear in the Early Bronze Age (EBA) of the Near East, yet there
is little understanding of the nature and importance of such burials. Usually, they are treated …

A few years ago, a domestic donkey (Equus asinus), or ass, was discovered at Tell eṣ-
Ṣafi/Gath in modern Israel and determined to have been sacrificed and buried as a …

A primary aim of zooarchaeological research traditionally has been to provide information
on human subsistence. However, recognizing that the human-animal relationship involves a …

This paper describes the analysis of the zooarchaeological assemblage from the first stage
of recent excavations (2004–2009) of the Early Bronze Age III neighbourhood at Tell es …

In recent years, it has become common for most animal bone collections from later
prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Israel to be analyzed by …

The article discusses the over one thousand individual dog burials discovered in Persian
period Ashkelon. It reviews various theories regarding the burials, deals with possible …

This study provides the most comprehensive archaeological survey of deliberate donkey
burials in the ancient Near East. It comprises the updated results from a chapter of my …

There is a long history of animal burials, both ritual and pet, in Egypt. Among the many
animals buried in Egypt, dogs are amongst the most commonly found. In the cases of ritual …

The 2002 season of the British Museum excavations at Sidon uncovered twenty burials of
the Middle Bronze Age. These included'warrior'burials in constructed graves containing …

The transition from a hunting/gathering economy to an agricultural economy, beginning
about 10,000 years ago, was accompanied by the development of specialised innovations …