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Structured Deposition of Animal Remains in the Fertile Crescent during the Bronze Age (Paperback)
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Structured Deposition of Animal Remains in the Fertile Crescent during the Bronze Age (Paperback)
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Although most of the animal remains recorded throughout the
archaeological excavations consist usually of large assemblages of
discarded and fragmented bones, it is possible to yield articulated
animal skeletons in some cases. Most of them have been usually
picked up from sacred and/or funerary contexts, but not all of them
might fit necessarily in ritual and symbolic interpretations, and
not all of the structured deposit of animal remains may be
explained due to anthropic factors. In addition, zooarchaeology has
traditionally focused on animal domestication, husbandry and
economy, and species identification above all, shutting out further
discussion about these type of findings. Moreover, the limited
condition of the data is also another issue to bear in mind. Thus,
the aim of this study has been to draw up a literature review of
the structured deposits of animal remains during the third and
second millennia BC in the Ancient Near East for its subsequent
classification and detailed interpretation. In this survey it has
been attested that not only most of the articulated animal remains
have been found in ritual and/or funerary contexts but also that
all species recorded- but some exceptions-are domestic. Hence there
is a broad religious attitude towards the main domesticated animals
of human economy in the Ancient Near East, based on the closeness
of these animals to the human sphere. Therefore, it seems that
domesticated animals were powerful constituents in the cultural
landscape of these regions, never simply resources.
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