essay

A preliminary assessment of Akkadian and post-Akkadian animal exploitation at Tell Brak

Excavations at Tell Brak • 2 • Published In 2001 • Pages: 345-350

By: Weber, Jill A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Weber examined and analyzed faunal remains from Tell Brak. Only 3147 bones were examined for this study and only the 968 mammals are analyzed. The majority of animal remains were discarded garbage and she illustrates trends in animal use, disposal, and subsistence. The domestic animals she discusses include cattle, two breeds of sheep, goat, pig, dog, and domestic donkey. Wild animals include wild onager, gazelle, deer, lion, birds, and reptiles (that may represent burrowing activity). Regional animal exploitation is briefly explored.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Pastoral activities

Domesticated animals

Fauna

Wool production

Diet

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Akkadian

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2009

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle East

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Middle East

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry; 2008

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1998

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

4800-3950 BP(2800-1950 BC)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Tell Brak, Syria

NotesAdditional notes

Jill A. Weber

For bibliographical references see document 13: Oates

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

00303945

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian/Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq/Mitanni (Ancient kingdom)/Dayr al-Zawr (Syria) Antiquities