Ashleigh Haruda
Biographic Data
| ID | 4369196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashleigh Haruda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashleigh |
| FAMILY NAME | Haruda |
| SIGNATURE | HARUDA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9660-3954 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Provisioning a Silk Road City: Herd Management Strategies at the Urban Site of Dzhankent, Kazakhstan
This study presents evidence for herd management at the early medieval city of Dzhankent in southern Kazakhstan. Located along the Northern Silk Road, Dzhankent was a key trading node linking northern and southern areas between the 9th and 10th centuries ce . To investigate livestock management strategies within this urban center, we conducted incremental carbon (δ 13 C) and oxygen (δ 18 O) isotope analysis on second molars from 16 sheep. Results…
Ecological insights from plant and animal assemblages from a Late Bronze/Early Iron Age channel stratigraphy in the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan
The Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan preserves former branches of the Zerafshan River that once supported settlements such as the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age site of Kimirek-kum 1 (KK1). Here we reconstruct past ecosystems surrounding KK1 through multiproxy analysis of a stratified channel deposit, Trench H-2, that formed part of the site’s circular enclosure. The sequence was investigated using 14 C and OSL dating, sediment composition and grain-siz…
Archaeological investigations at the late 2nd millennium BCE site of Kimirek-Kum 1, Uzbekistan: Fieldwork seasons in spring and autumn 2024 (third preliminary report)
Meta‐analysis of an integrated archaeobiological and environmental dataset: Revealing hidden trends in Chalcolithic and Bronze Age socio‐economies in southern Central Asia
We present the results of multivariate and exploratory statistical analyses of a large dataset that includes zooarchaeological, archaeobotanical, chrono‐cultural and proxy environmental data. Data are drawn from published specialist reports from 39 archaeological sites and include 49 distinct chronological contexts dated from the Chalcolithic to Bronze Age ( c .5300–1500 BCE) in southern Central Asia. Results support broad observations on the sta…
From present to past: Universality in Sheep/Goat Morphometric Distinction
Sorting the flock: Quantitative identification of sheep and goat from isolated third lower molars and mandibles through geometric morphometrics
Sheep and goat are often herded together and show morphological similarities in their skeleton. Being able to identify archaeological remains of these two taxa to species level is particularly important for understanding and characterising past herding practices. Discrete criteria are now available to identify a large number of their bones and teeth, and quantitative approaches have been developed for post-cranial elements but not for mandible an…
The earliest water buffalo in the Caucasus: Shifting animals and people in the medieval Islamic world
The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates (seventh to ninth centuries AD) brought diverse regions from the Indus Valley to the Eurasian Steppe under hegemonic control. An overlooked aspect of this political process is the subsequent translocation of species across ecological zones. This article explores species introduction in the early Islamic world, presenting the first archaeological evidence for domestic water buffalo in the Caucasu…
Close management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: Evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages
Pastoralism in Central Asia directed the utilization of natural resources, yet information on livestock management strategies remain scarce. Carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope analyses of domesticated sheep teeth are used to identify animal management strategies. Sheep from Kent exhibit an inverserelationship where low δ18O values coincide with high δ13C values, consistent with the foddering of caprines in the winter for this location which …
A new zooarchaeological application for geometric morphometric methods: Distinguishing Ovis aries morphotypes to address connectivity and mobility of prehistoric Central Asian pastoralists
Separating Sheep ( Ovis aries L.) and Goats ( Capra hircus L.) Using Geometric Morphometric Methods: An Investigation of Astragalus Morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian Contexts
Many qualitative and quantitative methods for the separation of sheep and goat bones are based upon Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and European specimens. However, these methods may not be as applicable in other geographical contexts due to regional morphological variation. In order to address this, both traditional and geometric morphometric methods were applied to sheep, ( Ovis aries L.) and goat ( Capra hircus L.) astragali from archaeological …
Regional pastoral practice in central and southeastern Kazakhstan in the Final Bronze Age (1300–900 BCE)
A new zooarchaeological application for geometric morphometric methods: Distinguishing Ovis aries morphotypes to address connectivity and mobility of prehistoric Central Asian pastoralists
Regional pastoral practice in central and southeastern Kazakhstan in the Final Bronze Age (1300–900 BCE)
Sorting the flock: Quantitative identification of sheep and goat from isolated third lower molars and mandibles through geometric morphometrics
Sheep and goat are often herded together and show morphological similarities in their skeleton. Being able to identify archaeological remains of these two taxa to species level is particularly important for understanding and characterising past herding practices. Discrete criteria are now available to identify a large number of their bones and teeth, and quantitative approaches have been developed for post-cranial elements but not for mandible an…
The earliest water buffalo in the Caucasus: Shifting animals and people in the medieval Islamic world
The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates (seventh to ninth centuries AD) brought diverse regions from the Indus Valley to the Eurasian Steppe under hegemonic control. An overlooked aspect of this political process is the subsequent translocation of species across ecological zones. This article explores species introduction in the early Islamic world, presenting the first archaeological evidence for domestic water buffalo in the Caucasu…
Separating Sheep ( Ovis aries L.) and Goats ( Capra hircus L.) Using Geometric Morphometric Methods: An Investigation of Astragalus Morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian Contexts
Many qualitative and quantitative methods for the separation of sheep and goat bones are based upon Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and European specimens. However, these methods may not be as applicable in other geographical contexts due to regional morphological variation. In order to address this, both traditional and geometric morphometric methods were applied to sheep, ( Ovis aries L.) and goat ( Capra hircus L.) astragali from archaeological …
Regional pastoral practice in central and southeastern Kazakhstan in the Final Bronze Age (1300–900 BCE)
A new zooarchaeological application for geometric morphometric methods: Distinguishing Ovis aries morphotypes to address connectivity and mobility of prehistoric Central Asian pastoralists
Close management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: Evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages
Pastoralism in Central Asia directed the utilization of natural resources, yet information on livestock management strategies remain scarce. Carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope analyses of domesticated sheep teeth are used to identify animal management strategies. Sheep from Kent exhibit an inverserelationship where low δ18O values coincide with high δ13C values, consistent with the foddering of caprines in the winter for this location which …
The earliest water buffalo in the Caucasus: Shifting animals and people in the medieval Islamic world
The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates (seventh to ninth centuries AD) brought diverse regions from the Indus Valley to the Eurasian Steppe under hegemonic control. An overlooked aspect of this political process is the subsequent translocation of species across ecological zones. This article explores species introduction in the early Islamic world, presenting the first archaeological evidence for domestic water buffalo in the Caucasu…
Sorting the flock: Quantitative identification of sheep and goat from isolated third lower molars and mandibles through geometric morphometrics
Sheep and goat are often herded together and show morphological similarities in their skeleton. Being able to identify archaeological remains of these two taxa to species level is particularly important for understanding and characterising past herding practices. Discrete criteria are now available to identify a large number of their bones and teeth, and quantitative approaches have been developed for post-cranial elements but not for mandible an…
Archaeological investigations at the late 2nd millennium BCE site of Kimirek-Kum 1, Uzbekistan: Fieldwork seasons in spring and autumn 2024 (third preliminary report)
Meta‐analysis of an integrated archaeobiological and environmental dataset: Revealing hidden trends in Chalcolithic and Bronze Age socio‐economies in southern Central Asia
We present the results of multivariate and exploratory statistical analyses of a large dataset that includes zooarchaeological, archaeobotanical, chrono‐cultural and proxy environmental data. Data are drawn from published specialist reports from 39 archaeological sites and include 49 distinct chronological contexts dated from the Chalcolithic to Bronze Age ( c .5300–1500 BCE) in southern Central Asia. Results support broad observations on the sta…
From present to past: Universality in Sheep/Goat Morphometric Distinction
Provisioning a Silk Road City: Herd Management Strategies at the Urban Site of Dzhankent, Kazakhstan
This study presents evidence for herd management at the early medieval city of Dzhankent in southern Kazakhstan. Located along the Northern Silk Road, Dzhankent was a key trading node linking northern and southern areas between the 9th and 10th centuries ce . To investigate livestock management strategies within this urban center, we conducted incremental carbon (δ 13 C) and oxygen (δ 18 O) isotope analysis on second molars from 16 sheep. Results…
Ecological insights from plant and animal assemblages from a Late Bronze/Early Iron Age channel stratigraphy in the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan
The Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan preserves former branches of the Zerafshan River that once supported settlements such as the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age site of Kimirek-kum 1 (KK1). Here we reconstruct past ecosystems surrounding KK1 through multiproxy analysis of a stratified channel deposit, Trench H-2, that formed part of the site’s circular enclosure. The sequence was investigated using 14 C and OSL dating, sediment composition and grain-siz…
Geography (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Biology (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 works) · Bronze (4 works) · Bronze Age (4 works) · History (4 works) · Morphological variations and asymmetry (4 works) · Zooarchaeology (4 works)