H Chazin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Chazin |
| GIVEN NAMES | H |
| FAMILY NAME | Chazin |
| SIGNATURE | CHAZIN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1971-2425 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Herding in mountain pastures
Proxy Evidence
Isotopic analysis of human and animal remains has become an important method in both bioarchaeology and zooarchaeology, driven by the ongoing development of new and improved methods. This review examines the intersection between isotopic methods and the turn to social and posthumanist theoretical frameworks, drawing on a range of contemporary social theories. There are promising points of engagement between these theoretical approaches and isotop…
Animal power
Animal work before capitalism
Recent anthropological interest in "animal work" has focused on contemporary human-animal relations. This article explores the "provocation" of animal work in the deeper past through an analysis of human-herd animal relations in the Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) in the South Caucasus. Zooarchaeological and isotopic data reveal unexpected traces of the complexity and diversity of human and animal labor, with implications for political life. Chal…
Multi-Season Reproduction and Pastoralist Production Strategies
Current debates about pastoralists’ role in the development of complex forms of political organization in the ancient Near East and the Caucasus revolve around questions about pastoralist production and mobility. This study investigates sheep birth seasonality at Late Bronze Age (1500–1100 b.c.) sites in the Tsaghkahovit Plain, Armenia, using δ18O data from the incremental analysis of tooth enamel and zooarchaeological age at death data. Incorpor…
New Statistical Approaches to Intra‐individual Isotopic Analysis and Modelling of Birth Seasonality in Studies of Herd Animals
This paper introduces improved methods for statistically assessing birth seasonality and intra‐annual variation in δ 18 O from faunal tooth enamel. The first method estimates input parameters for use with a previously developed parametric approach by C. Tornero et al . The second method uses a non‐parametric clustering procedure to group individuals with similar time‐series data and estimate birth seasonality. This method was successful in analys…
Isotopic perspectives on pastoralist mobility in the Late Bronze Age South Caucasus
Moments, Movements, and Metaphors
Paul Sidney Martin identified two 'watershed' moments in his career: (1) his adoption of the tenets of the New Archaeology and (2) the changes he made in his approach to pedagogy at the Vernon field school. We explore the relationship between these two watershed moments using Martin's archival record. We find that, rather than being watershed moments, these changes have deeper roots in the trajectory of Martin's work and career and moreover are c…
Isotopic perspectives on pastoralist mobility in the Late Bronze Age South Caucasus
Animal work before capitalism
Recent anthropological interest in "animal work" has focused on contemporary human-animal relations. This article explores the "provocation" of animal work in the deeper past through an analysis of human-herd animal relations in the Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) in the South Caucasus. Zooarchaeological and isotopic data reveal unexpected traces of the complexity and diversity of human and animal labor, with implications for political life. Chal…
Multi-Season Reproduction and Pastoralist Production Strategies
Current debates about pastoralists’ role in the development of complex forms of political organization in the ancient Near East and the Caucasus revolve around questions about pastoralist production and mobility. This study investigates sheep birth seasonality at Late Bronze Age (1500–1100 b.c.) sites in the Tsaghkahovit Plain, Armenia, using δ18O data from the incremental analysis of tooth enamel and zooarchaeological age at death data. Incorpor…
Animal power
New Statistical Approaches to Intra‐individual Isotopic Analysis and Modelling of Birth Seasonality in Studies of Herd Animals
This paper introduces improved methods for statistically assessing birth seasonality and intra‐annual variation in δ 18 O from faunal tooth enamel. The first method estimates input parameters for use with a previously developed parametric approach by C. Tornero et al . The second method uses a non‐parametric clustering procedure to group individuals with similar time‐series data and estimate birth seasonality. This method was successful in analys…
Moments, Movements, and Metaphors
Paul Sidney Martin identified two 'watershed' moments in his career: (1) his adoption of the tenets of the New Archaeology and (2) the changes he made in his approach to pedagogy at the Vernon field school. We explore the relationship between these two watershed moments using Martin's archival record. We find that, rather than being watershed moments, these changes have deeper roots in the trajectory of Martin's work and career and moreover are c…
Moments, Movements, and Metaphors
Paul Sidney Martin identified two 'watershed' moments in his career: (1) his adoption of the tenets of the New Archaeology and (2) the changes he made in his approach to pedagogy at the Vernon field school. We explore the relationship between these two watershed moments using Martin's archival record. We find that, rather than being watershed moments, these changes have deeper roots in the trajectory of Martin's work and career and moreover are c…
New Statistical Approaches to Intra‐individual Isotopic Analysis and Modelling of Birth Seasonality in Studies of Herd Animals
This paper introduces improved methods for statistically assessing birth seasonality and intra‐annual variation in δ 18 O from faunal tooth enamel. The first method estimates input parameters for use with a previously developed parametric approach by C. Tornero et al . The second method uses a non‐parametric clustering procedure to group individuals with similar time‐series data and estimate birth seasonality. This method was successful in analys…
Isotopic perspectives on pastoralist mobility in the Late Bronze Age South Caucasus
Multi-Season Reproduction and Pastoralist Production Strategies
Current debates about pastoralists’ role in the development of complex forms of political organization in the ancient Near East and the Caucasus revolve around questions about pastoralist production and mobility. This study investigates sheep birth seasonality at Late Bronze Age (1500–1100 b.c.) sites in the Tsaghkahovit Plain, Armenia, using δ18O data from the incremental analysis of tooth enamel and zooarchaeological age at death data. Incorpor…
Animal work before capitalism
Recent anthropological interest in "animal work" has focused on contemporary human-animal relations. This article explores the "provocation" of animal work in the deeper past through an analysis of human-herd animal relations in the Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) in the South Caucasus. Zooarchaeological and isotopic data reveal unexpected traces of the complexity and diversity of human and animal labor, with implications for political life. Chal…
Herding in mountain pastures
Proxy Evidence
Isotopic analysis of human and animal remains has become an important method in both bioarchaeology and zooarchaeology, driven by the ongoing development of new and improved methods. This review examines the intersection between isotopic methods and the turn to social and posthumanist theoretical frameworks, drawing on a range of contemporary social theories. There are promising points of engagement between these theoretical approaches and isotop…
Animal power
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Biology (3 works) · Bronze (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works) · Ecology (3 works)