Journal article
Pre-Neolithic evidence for dog-assisted hunting strategies in Arabia
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The function of prehistoric dogs in hunting is not readily visible in the archaeological record; interpretations are thus heavily reliant on ethnographic data and remain controversial. Here we document the earliest evidence for dogs on the Arabian Peninsula from rock art at the sites of Shuwaymis and Jubbah, in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Hunting scenes depicted in the rock art illustrate dog-assisted hunting strategies from the 7th and possibly the 8th millennium BC, predating the spread of p...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage
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Max Planck Society
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Journal website
- Volume:
- 49
- Pages:
- 225-236
- Publication date:
- 2017-11-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-10-22
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1090-2686
- ISSN:
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0278-4165
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pubs:746821
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uuid:373cb6a2-7e0b-4cd0-a144-9677d0831790
- Local pid:
- pubs:746821
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746821
- Deposit date:
- 2017-11-17
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- Elsevier Inc
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2017.10.003
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