Animals and society in the Iron age to the Persian period economy, culture, and environment Lidar Sapir-Hen

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sapir-Hen, Lidar, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the archaeology of Ancient Israel

Cambridge elements. Elements in the archaeology of ancient Israel 2754-3013

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Social aspects.

Civilization.

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Iron age.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"This Element explores the roles of animals in the Iron Age and Persian periods, times of major environmental, social, and political change. It examines how livestock and wild animals were managed, exchanged, and consumed across diverse communities, and how these practices reflected social organization, negotiated identities, and political authority. By integrating zooarchaeological evidence with historical context, the study shows that herding strategies were shaped by political economies and exchange, that identity and ritual were negotiated through dynamic foodways rather than fixed cultural markers, and that climate provided background conditions without determining human choices. Organized thematically around economy, culture, and environment, each examined diachronically from the Iron Age to the Persian period, and concluding with a long-term synthesis, this study demonstrates that human–animal relations were central to processes of decision-making, adaptation, and social change."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Economy : production, hierarchy, and exchange

Culture : foodways, identity, and ritual

Environment : livestock, wild fauna, and human impact

Conclusion : animals, society, and change, 1130-332 BC

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 17, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Sapir-Hen, Lidar Animals and society in the Iron Age to the Persian period

ISBN:

9781009507929

1009507923

OCLC:

1574717224

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