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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022

Household Rituals and Merchant Caravanners: The Phenomenon of Early Bronze Age Donkey Burials from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel.

Haskel J Greenfield, Jon Ross, Tina L Greenfield, Shira Albaz, Sarah J Richardson, Aren M Maeir

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Haskel J GreenfieldDepartment of Anthropology, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6703-932X
Jon RossDepartment of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
Tina L GreenfieldDepartment of Anthropology, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M6, Canada.
Shira AlbazMartin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9646-1829
Sarah J RichardsonDepartment of Anthropology, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M6, Canada.
Aren M MaeirMartin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3230-292X
University of Manitoba · CABar-Ilan University · ILAriel University · IL

Funding

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 895-2011-1005 and 410-2009-1303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most studies of ritual and symbolism in early complex societies of the Near East have focused on elite and/or public behavioural domains. However, the vast bulk of the population would not have been able to fully participate in such public displays. This paper explores the zooarchaeological and associated archaeological evidence for household rituals in lower-stratum residences in the Early Bronze Age (EB) of the southern Levant. Data from the EB III (c. 2850-2550 BCE) deposits excavated at the site of Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel, are illustrative of the difficulty in identifying the nature of household rituals. An integrated analytical approach to the architecture, figurines, foundation deposits, and domestic donkey burials found in lower-stratum domestic residences provides insights into the nature of household rituals. This integrated contextual perspective allows the sacred and symbolic role(s) of each to be understood and their importance for EB urban society to be evaluated.

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animal figurinesbuilding foundation depositsdonkeyEarly Bronze AgeEquus asinusmerchant homesNear Eastritualsacrificesouthern Levanttradezooarchaeology

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PMID35953920
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