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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

Authors

HOLLY MILLER HOLLY.MILLER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Zooarchaeology

Douglas Baird

Jessica Pearson

Angela Lamb

Matt Grove

Louise Martin

Andrew Garrard



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 Mar 29, 2024
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

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