Large Predator Hunting and Its Interpretation
Leopards, Bears and Lions in the Archaeological Record of the Southern Levant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6043986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Shimelmitz (0000-0002-0395-9036, University of Haifa, corresponding author), Hagar Reshef (University of Haifa), Assaf Nativ (0000-0003-1637-1765, University of Haifa), N Marom (0000-0002-1057-154X, University of Haifa) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137-156 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774322000221 |
| OpenAlex | W4294190210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 74 |
In this paper, we discuss the occurrence of lions, bears and leopards in south Levantine archaeological assemblages between the last glacial maximum (c.25,000 years ago) and the Iron Age (c.2500 years ago). We argue that the occurrence of these large carnivores constitutes a significant long-term cultural feature that begins with the first settled hunter-gatherer communities of the Natufian culture. Importantly, we show that carnivoran species representation in the archaeological record shifts through time, with leopards common during the Neolithic and lions and bears during the Bronze and Iron ages. These shifts, we suggest, are best understood as reflecting the interplay between costly signalling and symbolism as they interacted through processes of increasing socio-political complexity
Archaeological record · Archaeology · Biology · Bronze Age · Ethnology · Geography · Iron Age · Leopard · Southern Levant · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology
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