Role of mass-kill hunting strategies in the extirpation of Persian gazelle ( Gazella subgutturosa ) in the northern Levant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23324985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guy Bar-Oz (0000-0002-1009-5619, University of Haifa), M A Zeder (0000-0001-9716-4877, Smithsonian Institution), Melinda Zeder (Program in Human Ecology and Archaeobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560; and), Frank Hole (Yale University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 7345-7350 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-8424 • E-ISSN: 1091-6490 |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1017647108 |
| PMID | 21502520 |
| PMCID | PMC3088574 |
| OpenAlex | W2069062075 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 58 |
| References cited | 30 |
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 in northeastern Syria provides insight into the unsustainable hunting practices that disrupted gazelle migratory patterns and helped set the course for the virtual extinction of this species and possibly other steppe species in the Levant. The social context of mass kills conducted during periods when people relied primarily on domestic livestock for animal resources sets them apart from the more targeted and sustainable practices of earlier periods, when wild animals were the major or sole source of animal protein.
Archaeology · Biology · Context (archaeology) · Domestic animal · Domestication · Geography · Habitat · Livestock · Persian · Steppe · Ungulate · Wildlife · Wildlife management · Zoology · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Forestry · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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