Abstract / Description of output
Pigs are one of the earliest domesticated livestock species, first domesticated at least 10,000 years ago. The domestication of wild boar, including associated morphological changes, is a long process over several millennia. Across Southwest Asia, management, domestication and the adaption of the different livestock species was a highly localized process, influenced by both cultural and environmental factors.This paper explores the size, age and diet of the suids of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites of Bestansurand Shimshara in order to further our understanding of the origins of suid management in the Neolithic Eastern Fertile Crescent. Our data suggest that the relationship between wild boar and humans was more complex than a strict hunter-prey relationship. This study demonstrates that the Neolithic in the Zagros was not uniform in the adaption and exploitation of different animals.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology |
Early online date | 27 Sept 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 27 Sept 2021 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- animal domestication
- Eastern Fertile Crescent
- Neolithic
- pig domestication
- zooarcheology