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Zebu

Harbingers of doom in Bronze Age western Asia

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ID3541122
AuthorsRoger Matthews (0000-0002-8316-4312, University College London, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume76
Issue292
Pages438-446
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003598x00090542
OpenAlexW191190236
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited19

The significance of zebu, or humped. cattle as potential indicators of episodes of aridification in the Bronze Age of western Asia is explored through study of figurines and faunal remains from Mesopotamia, the Levant and Anatolia

Ancient history · Archaeology · Aridification · Biology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Climate change · Geography · Mesopotamia · Zebu · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,52
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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