The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment

Miller, Holly; Baird, Douglas; Pearson, Jessica; Lamb, Angela; Grove, Matt; Martin, Louise; Garrard, Andrew

Abstract

The circumstances in which domestic animals were first introduced to the arid regions of the Southern Levant and the origins of nomadic pastoralism, have been the subject of considerable debate. Nomadic pastoralism was a novel herd management practice with implications for the economic, social and cultural development of Neolithic communities inhabiting steppe and early village environs. Combining faunal stable isotope and chipped stone analysis from the Eastern Jordanian Neolithic steppic sites of Wadi Jilat 13 and 25, and ‘Ain Ghazal in the Mediterranean agricultural zone of the Levantine Corridor, we provide a unique picture of the groups exploiting the arid areas.

Citation

Miller, H., Baird, D., Pearson, J., Lamb, A., Grove, M., Martin, L., & Garrard, A. (2018). The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment. Levant, 50(3), 281-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 18, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Aug 30, 2019
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Sep 4, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 1, 2021
• Journal: Levant
• Print ISSN: 0075-8914
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-3801
• Publisher: Maney Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 281-304
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2291586
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560
• Contract Date: Sep 4, 2019