Dogs as Part of the Social Fabric of Iron Age Settlements
October 2023 | Vol. 11.10 By Lidar Sapir-Hen and Deirdre N. Fulton The interaction of humans with their best friend, the dog, is extensively studied. In historical periods, evidenc
Camels in the Biblical World of the Ancient Near East
September 2022 | Vol. 10.9 By Martin Heide and Joris Peters The question ‘what is a camel’ is more complicated than it seems. Domesticated Old World camels comprise two forms,
When ‘Dumb’ Beasts Raise Their Voices: Speaking Animals in Ancient Graeco-Roman and Near Eastern Literature
April 2022 | Vol. 10.4 By Hedwig Schmalzgruber A pig, loved by all, a young quadruped, here I lie, having left behind the soil of Dalmatia after being offered as a gift.I walked Dy
Eggstraordinary Objects
February 2021 | Vol. 9.2 By Tamar Hodos In the interconnected world of the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Egyptians, ostrich eggs were coveted by elites across the Med
Pictures of Restraint: Hunting Carnivores on Mosaics from the Roman and Byzantine Periods
Many cultures hunt with animals. Roman mosaics give us insights about different techniques for restraining animals but also about the ideologies of their patrons.
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Donkeys, Domestication and Early Bronze Age Society
Capable of carrying heavy loads over rough terrain, the humble donkey was the jeep of late prehistory. Can we determine when and how they were domesticated?
The Genesis of the Near Eastern Pig
Pigs are among the very oldest domesticated animals in the Near East with evidence going back past 9000 BCE. But unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Europe, pig popularity in the
Our Early Neolithic Canine Companions
Dogs have been faithful human companions for millennia. New finds from a once lush region of eastern Jordan helps fill in the picture of how the relationship developed.