Shepherd Kings? A Zooarchaeological Investigation of Elite Precincts in Middle Bronze Age Tel Hazor and Tel Kabri
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15912706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Marom (0000-0002-1057-154X, corresponding author), Assaf Yasur-Landau (0000-0002-5692-5622), Sharon Zuckerman, Eric H Cline (0000-0003-4328-1474), Amnon Ben-Tor, Guy Bar-Oz (0000-0002-1009-5619) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 371 |
| Pages | 59-82 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.371.0059 |
| OpenAlex | W2753568516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 30 |
A zooarchaeological investigation of elite precincts from two major Middle Bronze Age sites in the Galilee region of northern Israel, Tel Hazor and Tel Kabri, was conducted with the aim of revealing differences in the animal economy between them. The results indicate that the elites of the polity of Hazor were strict consumers who exerted economic demands on the surrounding hinterlands and relied on specialized sheep herding. In Tel Kabri, by contrast, there is evidence that the Middle Bronze Age palace elites were engaged in locally based pastoral production as well as extensive utilization of diverse habitats around the settlement. These differences are ascribed to micro-regional differences in the hinterlands of the ancient polities. The dyadic relations between the economic and ecological gateway roles of Middle Bronze Age Hazor and Kabri are discussed
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Elite · Geography · Herding · Middle East · Political science · Polity · Settlement (finance · Zooarchaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
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| Citations per year | 1.18 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |