על קביעת שימושם של אתרי מערות פסטורליים: מבט ביקורתי על השימוש בספרוליטים בארכיאולוגיה

Translated title of the contribution: Determining Use of Pastoral Cave Sites: A Critical Assessment of Spherulites in Archaeology

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Abstract

Micromorphological and mineralogical examinations of mineral residues derived from animal manure have raised some doubts about the validity of these components for the interpretation of animal domestication and herding in the Near Eastern archaeological record. These residues were found to be present also in the dung of non-domesticated animals which commonly inhabit caves, namely hyrax, pigeon and ibex. Therefore a previously suggested model, based on the micromorphological study of recent or nearly recent herding cave sites, should be treated with caution when applied to Near Eastern sites
Translated title of the contributionDetermining Use of Pastoral Cave Sites: A Critical Assessment of Spherulites in Archaeology
Original languageHebrew
Pages (from-to)14-15
Number of pages2
Journalמתקופת האבן
Volume29
StatePublished - 1999

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