Biblical Bestiary: Cattle

Across the ancient Near East, domesticated taurine cattle (Bos taurus) were valued sources of agricultural labor and sustenance. Essential in the so-called Neolithic revolution, which saw the transition of human society from nomadic hunter-gatherers to sedentary farming communities, cattle were firs...

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Subtitles:Epistles
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 66
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical archaeology
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Across the ancient Near East, domesticated taurine cattle (Bos taurus) were valued sources of agricultural labor and sustenance. Essential in the so-called Neolithic revolution, which saw the transition of human society from nomadic hunter-gatherers to sedentary farming communities, cattle were first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent more than 10,000 years ago. Beef was consumed […]
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review