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Research paper thumbnail of Piątkowska-Małecka, J., Smogorzewska, A., Animal Bone Remains from Tell Arbid (Season 2009) — Archaeozoological Analysis, 438-449.

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 22, 2013

The paper presents the results of archaeozoological analysis of bone remains from the 2009 season... more The paper presents the results of archaeozoological analysis of bone remains from the 2009 season of excavations at Tell Arbid (in northeastern Syria). Animal husbandry proved to have been at the core of the animal economy at the site from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC through modern times. The chief species at the start were small ruminants (50–80% of bones in the assemblage), supplemented later with pig (10–35%) and cattle (5–20%). Hunting and gathering mollusks were of minor importance. Equids were represented among bone remains from all periods. In the Khabur Ware period there was a shift in the animal economy from a stationary one based mainly on breeding pigs to pastoralism characterized by a growing share of small ruminants.

Research paper thumbnail of Animal economy at Tell Arbid, north-east Syria, in the third millennium BC

Bioarchaeology of the …, 2010

... Introduction Tell Arbid is located in north-east Syria in the Upper Khabur valley. It has bee... more ... Introduction Tell Arbid is located in north-east Syria in the Upper Khabur valley. It has been excavated since 1996 by the Polish–Syrian archaeological expedition led by Piotr Bieliński (Univer-sity of Warsaw). ... Figure 1. Contour map of Tell Arbid. Drawing by M. Momot. Page 3. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Animal economy at Tell Arbid, north-east Syria, in the third millennium B.C., 25-43

Bioarchaeology of the Near East 4, 2010

The main aim of this paper is to reconstruct animal economy at Tell Arbid in the 3 rd millennium ... more The main aim of this paper is to reconstruct animal economy at Tell Arbid in the 3 rd millennium BC. The examined material consists of post-consumption bone remains retrieved from various contexts dated to the Ninevite 5, Early Dynastic III, Akkadian, and Post-Akkadian periods. Domesticated animals were the dominant species in all of the distinguished periods. Sheep and goat were the main species (~50%) followed by pig (~40%) and cattle (~10%). Starting in the Akkadian period there was a small increase in caprines and a concomitant decrease in pigs. The Arbidian animal economy was marginally supplemented by hunting wild animals (roe deer, gazelle, fallow deer, boar). Equids (onager, horse, donkey), canids (dog, jackal), and felids (domestic and wild cat, caracal) are represented in small numbers. The pattern of animal exploitation observed at Tell Arbid is comparable to the picture obtained for other Upper Khabur sites, although a significant share of pig (40−48%) is noticeable at the site during the 3 rd millennium BC.

Research paper thumbnail of Piątkowska-Małecka, J., Smogorzewska, A., Animal Bone Remains from Tell Arbid (Season 2009) — Archaeozoological Analysis, 438-449.

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 22, 2013

The paper presents the results of archaeozoological analysis of bone remains from the 2009 season... more The paper presents the results of archaeozoological analysis of bone remains from the 2009 season of excavations at Tell Arbid (in northeastern Syria). Animal husbandry proved to have been at the core of the animal economy at the site from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC through modern times. The chief species at the start were small ruminants (50–80% of bones in the assemblage), supplemented later with pig (10–35%) and cattle (5–20%). Hunting and gathering mollusks were of minor importance. Equids were represented among bone remains from all periods. In the Khabur Ware period there was a shift in the animal economy from a stationary one based mainly on breeding pigs to pastoralism characterized by a growing share of small ruminants.

Research paper thumbnail of Animal economy at Tell Arbid, north-east Syria, in the third millennium BC

Bioarchaeology of the …, 2010

... Introduction Tell Arbid is located in north-east Syria in the Upper Khabur valley. It has bee... more ... Introduction Tell Arbid is located in north-east Syria in the Upper Khabur valley. It has been excavated since 1996 by the Polish–Syrian archaeological expedition led by Piotr Bieliński (Univer-sity of Warsaw). ... Figure 1. Contour map of Tell Arbid. Drawing by M. Momot. Page 3. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Animal economy at Tell Arbid, north-east Syria, in the third millennium B.C., 25-43

Bioarchaeology of the Near East 4, 2010

The main aim of this paper is to reconstruct animal economy at Tell Arbid in the 3 rd millennium ... more The main aim of this paper is to reconstruct animal economy at Tell Arbid in the 3 rd millennium BC. The examined material consists of post-consumption bone remains retrieved from various contexts dated to the Ninevite 5, Early Dynastic III, Akkadian, and Post-Akkadian periods. Domesticated animals were the dominant species in all of the distinguished periods. Sheep and goat were the main species (~50%) followed by pig (~40%) and cattle (~10%). Starting in the Akkadian period there was a small increase in caprines and a concomitant decrease in pigs. The Arbidian animal economy was marginally supplemented by hunting wild animals (roe deer, gazelle, fallow deer, boar). Equids (onager, horse, donkey), canids (dog, jackal), and felids (domestic and wild cat, caracal) are represented in small numbers. The pattern of animal exploitation observed at Tell Arbid is comparable to the picture obtained for other Upper Khabur sites, although a significant share of pig (40−48%) is noticeable at the site during the 3 rd millennium BC.

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