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What ancient dung reveals about Epipaleolithic animal tending
EurekAlert! ^ | September 14, 2022 | Hanna Abdallah

Posted on 09/19/2022 5:57:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Abu Hureyra is an archaeological site that was occupied for thousands of years, spanning the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and herding. While a large body of research has explored this transition across many archaeological sites, much remains to be determined about the specific timeline, including the full range of early animal management practices that may have preceded large-scale herding.

To shed new light, Smith and colleagues turned to ancient animal dung. Specifically, they analyzed the presence of dung spherulites—tiny calcium carbonate clumps found in the dung of animals—at Abu Hureyra, and considered this evidence alongside other archaeological, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological evidence.

Their analysis suggests that people who occupied Abu Hureyra between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago (during the Epipaleolithic period) burned dung as fuel and may have held animals, possibly sheep, immediately outside their dwellings. Later, the evidence suggests, Neolithic occupants continued to use dung as fuel and also used it to prepare plaster floors. A subsequent drop in spherulite levels at the site may correspond with the rise of larger-scale herding of animals farther away from dwellings.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: abuhureyra; animalhusbandry; clovisimpact; epipaleolithic; godsgravesglyphs; levant; mesolithic; paleolithic; syria; tallelhammam; youngerdryas

1 posted on 09/19/2022 5:57:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 09/19/2022 5:57:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

There is a joke in this article. I am not going tnere.


3 posted on 09/19/2022 6:00:50 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Stop feeding the beast, and steal its food!)
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To: Fai Mao

More BS


4 posted on 09/19/2022 6:01:50 PM PDT by refermech
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To: SunkenCiv

...a large body of research has explored this transition across many archaeological sites...


5 posted on 09/19/2022 6:05:52 PM PDT by Bayard
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To: SunkenCiv

Can you imagine (a completely different life experience)?


6 posted on 09/19/2022 6:09:58 PM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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To: SunkenCiv

Man in bar: “Actually, I’m an archeologist.”
Woman in bar: “That’s fascinating! What do you study?”
Man in bar: “Ummm…”


7 posted on 09/19/2022 6:19:29 PM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: Fai Mao

I picked up an epipaleolithic infection once, when I was in the service, and, uh, wait, epi-somethin’ else I guess.


8 posted on 09/19/2022 6:25:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Since you’re into poop tonight...

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9 posted on 09/19/2022 7:21:40 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: SunkenCiv

It’s Monday Manure Night!


10 posted on 09/19/2022 7:56:32 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ( Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: SunkenCiv
Animal poop has been used in the past by humans for fire, building material, fertilizer and contraception.

Oh dear sweet baby cthulhu, I am glad I live now.

11 posted on 09/19/2022 7:56:39 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Coprolites rooool!


12 posted on 09/19/2022 8:06:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Interesting era, Interesting article.


13 posted on 09/19/2022 8:34:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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