Unveiling ancient Jerusalem’s pastoral dynamics (7th to 2nd centuries BCE) with multi-isotope analysis

Unveiling ancient Jerusalem’s pastoral dynamics (7th to 2nd centuries BCE) with multi-isotope analysis

Abstract This study explores changes in pastoral practices in the Jerusalem region (Iron Age II - Late Hellenistic) through a multi-isotope approach (strontium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen). Based on the analysis of 135 sheep, goat, and cattle teeth and bone samples from Givati Parking Lot we demon...

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Main Authors: Abra Spiciarich, Yuval Gadot, Yiftah Shalev, Lidar Sapir-Hen, Erin Scott, Petrus le Roux, Patrick Roberts, Philipp W. Stockhammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Stable isotopes
Human-animal relations
Southern Levant
Migration
Animal Economy
Urban pastoralism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78020-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78020-2

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