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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105120
	The V-shaped desert kites and their contribution to the Timnian economy
	Nadel, Dani; Bar-Oz, Guy; Perevolotsky, Avi; Malkinson, Dan
通讯作者	Nadel, D
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2024
卷号	220
英文摘要	Desert kites are communal game traps that were used to harvest herds of ungulates, and there are more than 6000 in the arid zones of southwestern Asia. The oldest were dated to the 9th millennium cal B.C. and some were reused until the beginning of the 20th century. A wide range of types and dimensions is found throughout the region, but only the small V-shaped type is found in the cultural landscape of the Timnian, a Mid-Holocene culture in the southern Levantine deserts. The Timnian economy was based on nomadic pastoralism, rearing small herds of goats/sheep. In the southern Levantine deserts, pastoralism had to be augmented by other carbohydrate sources. It is apparent that the Timnians invested much effort and resources in kite construction to hunt ungulates; however, faunal assemblages from habitation camps, burial fields and ceremonial complexes show very few bones of hunted game. Here we test two competing hypotheses: the use of kites to augment food supply, versus the use of kites for social or ceremonial purposes. We review the Timnian culture, the local kites, and cost-benefits considerations, as well as issues regarding desert pastoralism. We conclude that the kites were mostly used in social and ceremonial contexts.
英文关键词	Middle Holocene Game traps Ungulate hunting Desert economy Gazelle Wild ass
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001165022400001
WOS关键词	WALLS ; NEGEV ; FRINGES ; SINAI
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404336
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Nadel, Dani,Bar-Oz, Guy,Perevolotsky, Avi,et al. The V-shaped desert kites and their contribution to the Timnian economy[J],2024,220.
APA	Nadel, Dani,Bar-Oz, Guy,Perevolotsky, Avi,&Malkinson, Dan.(2024).The V-shaped desert kites and their contribution to the Timnian economy.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,220.
MLA	Nadel, Dani,et al."The V-shaped desert kites and their contribution to the Timnian economy".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 220(2024).