The Camel in Dynastic Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20369581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Ripinsky (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 134-141 |
| Publication date | 1985-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5133 • E-ISSN: 2514-0582 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030751338507100113 |
| OpenAlex | W2407093272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
IN I975, I presented evidence showing a very early familiarity with dromedaries in Arabia-a presence of at least Io,ooo years.1 I did not mean to imply that the very early material suggested domesticated camels, but my study was aimed at refuting the idea advocated by W. F. Albright and his followers that camels could not have been domesticated before the second millennium BC since they had been absent from this region before that time.2 This claim was extended to include not only Arabia, but Mesopotamia and Syro-Palestine as well.3 Egypt and the Sahara, on the other hand, received a place of distinction in that the Graeco-Roman Period has been designated most frequently as witnessing the introduction of camels.4 The strength of these arguments was essentially founded on the assumption that, as a consequence of the arid geography of the area, man would have domesticated camels had they existed there
Ancient egypt · Ancient history · Arid · Biology · Bronze Age · Domestication · Geography · Mesopotamia · Palestine · Southern Levant · Ancient Near East History · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Philosophy · Ecology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |