A Holistic Approach to Examining Ancient Agriculture
A Case Study from the Bronze and Iron Age Near East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2221414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexia Smith (0000-0002-9006-6059, University of Connecticut, corresponding author), N D Munro (0000-0003-1690-6133, University of Connecticut, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 925-936 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-3204 • E-ISSN: 1537-5382 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/648316 |
| OpenAlex | W443782383 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 15 |
Agriculture provided the foundation for the development and sustenance of Bronze and Iron Age civilizations in the Near East, yet remarkably little is known about how its practice varied across the region at this time. Archaeobotany and zooarchaeology have been used independently to study ancient agriculture, but there is a dire need for a more comprehensive and holistic approach, one that integrates the two data sets and better represents the reality of food production. Correspondence analysis can be an effective tool for quantitatively integrating regional Bronze and Iron Age plant and animal data spanning Syria and Jordan. Distinct regional patterns of food production and wild resource use are evident. The main variable driving this trend is available moisture. Theoretically, the method outlined here can be applied to any region and time period
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Geography · Iron Age · Paleoethnobotany · Resource (disambiguation · Sustenance · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · Ecology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
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| Citations per year | 1.94 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |