This Element looks critically at migration scenarios proposed for the end of the Bronze Age
in the eastern Mediterranean. After presenting some historical background to the …

Zooarchaeological research has begun to expose the long and complex history of the pig in
the southern Levant. In this paper, we present the first large-scale synthesis of biometrical …

Pigs are among the most peculiar animals domesticated in the Ancient Near East. Their
story, from domestication to taboo, has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and religious …

Abstract The Late Bronze of the Eastern Mediterranean (1550–1150 BCE) was a period of
strong commercial relations and great prosperity, which ended in collapse and migration of …

Subsistence patterns during the Early Bronze Age I through the Iron Age II (3600-586 BCE)
are the topic of many archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological studies. The results of these …

Pig frequency in archaeological assemblages is often considered a prime indicator in the
search for the identity of ancient populations of the southern Levant in the Iron Age. This …

In Colonial Encounters in Southwest Canaan during the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron
Age Koch offers a detailed analysis of local responses to colonial rule, and to its collapse …

Worldwide, human impact on natural landscapes has intensified since prehistoric times, and
this is well documented in the global archaeological record. The period between the earliest …

“The pig is so close to us, and has been so handy to us in so many respects, that a strong
case is now made by humanists that it should not be factoryfarmed, confined, separated from …

This dissertation examines the evolution of pig husbandry during the period in which
complex societies developed in northern Mesopotamia. Pigs were unique in the ancient …