Evolution of a taboo : pigs and people in the Ancient Near East / Max D. Price.
2020
SF396
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Title
Evolution of a taboo : pigs and people in the Ancient Near East / Max D. Price.
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ISBN
9780197543306 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations, maps (black and white).
Call Number
SF396
Dewey Decimal Classification
636.4009394
Summary
From their domestication to their taboo, pigs and their shifting roles in the ancient Near East are among the most complicated topics in archaeology. Rejecting monocausal explanations, this text adopts an evolutionary approach and draws upon zooarchaeology and ancient texts to unravel the cultural significance of swine from the Paleolithic to today.
Note
From their domestication to their taboo, pigs and their shifting roles in the ancient Near East are among the most complicated topics in archaeology. Rejecting monocausal explanations, this text adopts an evolutionary approach and draws upon zooarchaeology and ancient texts to unravel the cultural significance of swine from the Paleolithic to today.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 19, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780197543276
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