Zebu: Harbingers of doom in Bronze Age western Asia?

被引:17
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作者
Matthews, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Archaeol Inst, London WC1E 0PY, England
关键词
zebu; cattle; climate change; western Asia; Bronze Age;
D O I
10.1017/S0003598X00090542
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
The significance of zebu, or humped, cattle as potential indicators of episodes of aridification in the Bronze Age of western Asia is explored through study of figurines and faunal remains from Mesopotamia, the Levant and Anatolia.
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页码:438 / 446
页数:9
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