Specialized aquatic resource exploitation at the Late Natufian site of Nahal Ein Gev II, Israel

• Published in: Archaeological and anthropological sciences Vol. 13; no. 1
• Main Authors: Munro, Natalie D., Petrillo, Ashley N., Grosman, Leore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropology; Aquatic habitats; Archaeological evidence; Archaeology; Birds; Body size; Chemistry/Food Science; Demography; Diversification; Division of labor; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Exploitation; Fish; Foraging behavior; Geography; Investigations; Life Sciences; Meat; Neolithic; Original Paper; Resource exploitation; Seasons; Social impact; Specialization; Waterfowl; Zooarchaeology; Hunting; Task specialization; Fishing; Origins of agriculture; Division of labor

This paper investigates aquatic resource exploitation at the Late Natufian site (ca. 12,000 cal. BP) of Nahal Ein Gev II located 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee. Aquatic game, here fish and waterfowl, were an important component of the diverse small game resources that became important in the Late E...