Melinda Zeder
Biographic Data
| ID | 735642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melinda Zeder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Zeder |
| SIGNATURE | ZEDER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Program in Human Ecology and Archaeobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560; and |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al
We continue to contest the claim by Evin et al. (2014) that Rosenhof E24 and other Mesolithic pigs were domestic. E24’s mixture of ‘wild’ and ‘domestic’ traits is best explained as indicating a behaviourally wild boar with some domestic ancestry. The fascinating complexities of this situation should not be downplayed in favour of a simplified, more newsworthy (but probably incorrect) conclusion
Mesolithic domestic pigs at Rosenhof - or wild boar? A critical re-appraisal of ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics
We challenge the claim by Krause-Kyora et al. (2013) that there were domestic pigs at Mesolithic sites in northern Germany. A small number of animals from Rosenhof and Poel have ancient DNA and geometric morphometric signatures elsewhere associated with domestic animals. At this time Neolithic farming settlements were present 150km to the south, but the Mesolithic specimens are, however, metrically wild boar, much larger than domestic pigs, and c…
Role of mass-kill hunting strategies in the extirpation of Persian gazelle ( Gazella subgutturosa ) in the northern Levant
Continuous and intensive exploitation of wildlife resources by early agricultural societies had major ecological consequences in the ancient Near East. In particular, hunting strategies of post-Neolithic societies involving the mass killing of wild ungulates contributed to the eventual extirpation of a number of wild species. A remarkable deposit of bones of Persian gazelle ( Gazella subgutarosa ) from fourth millennium BCE levels at Tell Kuran i…
Prizes and Awards
Trophic Structure and Climatic Information From Isotopic Signatures in Pleistocene Cave Fauna of Southern England
Trophic Structure and Climatic Information From Isotopic Signatures in Pleistocene Cave Fauna of Southern England
Mesolithic domestic pigs at Rosenhof - or wild boar? A critical re-appraisal of ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics
We challenge the claim by Krause-Kyora et al. (2013) that there were domestic pigs at Mesolithic sites in northern Germany. A small number of animals from Rosenhof and Poel have ancient DNA and geometric morphometric signatures elsewhere associated with domestic animals. At this time Neolithic farming settlements were present 150km to the south, but the Mesolithic specimens are, however, metrically wild boar, much larger than domestic pigs, and c…
Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al
We continue to contest the claim by Evin et al. (2014) that Rosenhof E24 and other Mesolithic pigs were domestic. E24’s mixture of ‘wild’ and ‘domestic’ traits is best explained as indicating a behaviourally wild boar with some domestic ancestry. The fascinating complexities of this situation should not be downplayed in favour of a simplified, more newsworthy (but probably incorrect) conclusion
Trophic Structure and Climatic Information From Isotopic Signatures in Pleistocene Cave Fauna of Southern England
Prizes and Awards
Role of mass-kill hunting strategies in the extirpation of Persian gazelle ( Gazella subgutturosa ) in the northern Levant
Continuous and intensive exploitation of wildlife resources by early agricultural societies had major ecological consequences in the ancient Near East. In particular, hunting strategies of post-Neolithic societies involving the mass killing of wild ungulates contributed to the eventual extirpation of a number of wild species. A remarkable deposit of bones of Persian gazelle ( Gazella subgutarosa ) from fourth millennium BCE levels at Tell Kuran i…
Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al
We continue to contest the claim by Evin et al. (2014) that Rosenhof E24 and other Mesolithic pigs were domestic. E24’s mixture of ‘wild’ and ‘domestic’ traits is best explained as indicating a behaviourally wild boar with some domestic ancestry. The fascinating complexities of this situation should not be downplayed in favour of a simplified, more newsworthy (but probably incorrect) conclusion
Mesolithic domestic pigs at Rosenhof - or wild boar? A critical re-appraisal of ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics
We challenge the claim by Krause-Kyora et al. (2013) that there were domestic pigs at Mesolithic sites in northern Germany. A small number of animals from Rosenhof and Poel have ancient DNA and geometric morphometric signatures elsewhere associated with domestic animals. At this time Neolithic farming settlements were present 150km to the south, but the Mesolithic specimens are, however, metrically wild boar, much larger than domestic pigs, and c…
Biology (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · BOAR (2 works) · Domestic animal (2 works) · Domestic pig (2 works)