Abstract In the north-east Jordan steppe, gazelle were of considerable economic importance to human groups during the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic. An influential model argues that gazelle herds migrated through the region and were only seasonally available to hunters. This study tests that model, asking whether gazelle were indeed highly seasonally mobile during these time frames, or whether they could have remained more local, adapted to periodically resource-rich habitats, and thus been available to hunters throughout the year. Interpretation of animal location, diet and season, through stable isotope analyses and microwear studies of archaeological gazelle teeth from ten chronologically and spatially varied sites, suggests herds did not migrate. Rather, gazelle appear to have had relatively local year-round habitats in the steppe during the Epipalaeolithic at least, while possibly ranging further and becoming more mobile in the Neolithic.

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约旦东北部巴迪亚的旧石器时代和新石器时代瞪羚狩猎。通过稳定同位素和牙齿微磨损分析重建畜群的季节性运动

摘要 在约旦东北部草原，在旧石器时代和新石器时代，瞪羚对人类群体具有相当重要的经济意义。一个有影响力的模型认为，瞪羚群在该地区迁徙，仅季节性地提供给猎人。这项研究测试了该模型，询问瞪羚在这些时间范围内是否确实具有高度的季节性移动性，或者它们是否可以保持更本地化，适应周期性资源丰富的栖息地，从而全年可供猎人使用。通过对来自十个时间和空间不同地点的考古瞪羚牙齿的稳定同位素分析和微磨损研究，对动物位置、饮食和季节的解释表明，牛群没有迁移。相当，