The Neolithic of the Near East (1975)
James Mellaart (LC # GN 776.33 N4 M44)

Pre-History and Archaeology Glossary

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As in the Kebaran some Natufian sites show extremely high percentages of a specific animal suggesting that it was herded. Yet elsewhere for example at Ain Mallaha -- while gazelle reached 44 per cent -- roe deer, fallow deer and boar accounted for 15 per cent each. Some gazelle herding may have been practiced here but it is also possible that all animals were hunted; gazelle being the favoured quarry. The full exploitation of natural resources is well illustrated at this famous site; situated near a spring not far from the northwest shore of Lake Huleh it occupies a basin surrounded by hills on all sides -- a natural trap for game ...

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