Household Rituals and Merchant Caravanners: The Phenomenon of Early Bronze Age Donkey Burials from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel

Most studies of ritual and symbolism in early complex societies of the Near East have focused on elite and/or public behavioural domains. However, the vast bulk of the population would not have been able to fully participate in such public displays. This paper explores the zooarchaeological and asso...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Haskel J. Greenfield, Jon Ross, Tina L. Greenfield, Shira Albaz, Sarah J. Richardson, Aren M. Maeir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Subjects:	ritual sacrifice Early Bronze Age southern Levant Near East zooarchaeology
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/15/1931