Zooarchaeology of the social and economic upheavals in the Late Antique-Early Islamic sequence of the Negev Desert

摘要: The Byzantine - Islamic transition (7th-8th centuries CE) in the desert-edge Palaestina Tertia is examined using faunal remains recovered from archaeological sites Negev. Archaeozoological analyses suggest sharp differences between Late and Early animal economies, especially herding patterns exploitation of wildlife resources. These are suggested to reflect both cultural land ownership changes following Arab conquest, against backdrop climatic change. archaeozoological record thereby provides independent evidence rise fall societal complexity this marginal region.