The faunal assemblages of the Late Bronze and Iron Age southern Levant reveal a great complexity of objectives and methods of livestock exploitation. The assemblages come from sites located in diverse climatic settings populated by individuals engaged in a variety of activities. Analyses of the sites reflect a uniformity of practices related to livestock and reveal that the animals were symbols of wealth. The article reveals the symbolic values linked to the husbandry of assorted livestock based on their economic potential and their interaction with humans. The author concludes that differential access to specific animals and their meat played a socio-cultural and economic role in building social structure.

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南部黎凡特青铜时代晚期和铁器时代的牲畜：它们的经济和象征作用

晚青铜器和铁器时代黎凡特南部的动物群落揭示了牲畜开发目标和方法的极大复杂性。这些组合来自位于不同气候环境中的地点，这些地点由从事各种活动的个人组成。对这些遗址的分析反映了与牲畜相关的统一做法，并表明动物是财富的象征。这篇文章根据经济潜力和与人类的互动，揭示了与各种牲畜饲养相关的象征价值。作者得出结论，对特定动物及其肉类的不同获取在构建社会结构方面发挥了社会文化和经济作用。