Neolithic Çatalhöyük (central Anatolia) is well known for its elaborate animal symbolism. However, while sheep are the most abundant animal in the faunal assemblage at the site, they are virtually absent in the art and among the animal parts incorporated into the architecture. Thus it is striking that the first and so far only animal burial found at Çatalhöyük is a lamb placed with a human body, a sharp departure from usual human burial practice at the site. We set this find in the context of other animal burials in the Neolithic Near East, and note that animals included in burials are usually domestic, non-threatening, or young. We explore possible reasons for including this animal and conclude that the relationship between this man and sh...
It is widely agreed that a pivotal shift from wild animal hunting to herd animal management, at leas...
Several unmistakable sheep bones are identified from Epipalaeolithic sites in the central Negev, Isr...
In this paper, first results of the reanalysis of faunal remains from the Pottery Neolithic village ...
Neolithic Çatalhöyük (central Anatolia) is well known for its elaborate animal symbolism. However, w...
The inclusion of faunal remains in funerary practices is widely documented in Iberian prehistory. Fo...
Archaeozoological assemblages are important sources of information on past management strategies, wh...
Morphometrical as well as circumstantial evidence indicate that the domestication of sheep and proba...
Three human burials were found at Çatalhöyük that contained large microfaunal assemblages. Taphonomi...
Animal symbolism is a ubiquitous and powerful component of human ideology. Cattle were clearly the p...
International audienceAncient texts indicate that animals are involved in many religious ceremonies ...
International audienceConcerning the evidence for sheep in Gaul.- In northern Gaul, bones of sheep a...
International audienceThe discovery, at Sidon, of a group of burials dated to the Middle Bronze Age ...
Abstract: In this paper the first results describing animal exploitation at the early Aceramic Neoli...
The remains of animals, fragments of bone and horn, are often the most common finds recovered from a...
grantor: University of TorontoTwo principal categories of animal burial have been identifi...
It is widely agreed that a pivotal shift from wild animal hunting to herd animal management, at leas...
Several unmistakable sheep bones are identified from Epipalaeolithic sites in the central Negev, Isr...
In this paper, first results of the reanalysis of faunal remains from the Pottery Neolithic village ...
Neolithic Çatalhöyük (central Anatolia) is well known for its elaborate animal symbolism. However, w...
The inclusion of faunal remains in funerary practices is widely documented in Iberian prehistory. Fo...
Archaeozoological assemblages are important sources of information on past management strategies, wh...
Morphometrical as well as circumstantial evidence indicate that the domestication of sheep and proba...
Three human burials were found at Çatalhöyük that contained large microfaunal assemblages. Taphonomi...
Animal symbolism is a ubiquitous and powerful component of human ideology. Cattle were clearly the p...
International audienceAncient texts indicate that animals are involved in many religious ceremonies ...
International audienceConcerning the evidence for sheep in Gaul.- In northern Gaul, bones of sheep a...
International audienceThe discovery, at Sidon, of a group of burials dated to the Middle Bronze Age ...
Abstract: In this paper the first results describing animal exploitation at the early Aceramic Neoli...
The remains of animals, fragments of bone and horn, are often the most common finds recovered from a...
grantor: University of TorontoTwo principal categories of animal burial have been identifi...
It is widely agreed that a pivotal shift from wild animal hunting to herd animal management, at leas...
Several unmistakable sheep bones are identified from Epipalaeolithic sites in the central Negev, Isr...
In this paper, first results of the reanalysis of faunal remains from the Pottery Neolithic village ...