Socio-cultural diversity and ethnicity are key themes in the archaeological research of the Near East. Faunal remains are an important source of knowledge regarding the herd maintenance and subsistence strategies which supported ancient populations and often reflected informatio…
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A field survey and a metabolism experiment were conducted to study livestock watering practices in the Moroccan Pre-Sahara and their changes with drought extent, season, ecological zone, pastoral system and herd size. The metabolism experiment was designed to determine effects o…
The effect of phenolic compounds and proanthocyanidins present in three tree legumes, Paraserianthes falcatoria, Calliandra calothyrsus and Gliricidia sepium, upon growth, intake and diet utilization were evaluated. Tree leaves were evaluated when fed as a supplement to a concen…
Sheep and goat formed the foundation of pastoral activity across the Central Asian steppe through the Bronze Age. Theories of pastoral activity have assumed that flocks were uniform in association with ethnic groups that crossed the steppe with new ceramic forms and technologies…
From c. 625 until 520 BC, the Eanna temple of the southern Babylonian city of Uruk had under its control herds totaling tens of thousands of sheep and goats. This dissertation analyzes the management of these herds on the basis of about 550 legal and administrative texts from th…