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CHAPTER 4. Faunal Distributions from the Southern Highlands of Transjordan

Regional and Historical Perspectives on the Representations and Roles of Animals in the Middle Islamic Period
© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. PART I. Hydroeconomies
  6. CHAPTER 1. The Materiality of Ottoman Water Administration in Eighteenth- Century Rural Damascus 19
  7. CHAPTER 2. The Islamic Occupation of Qatar in the Context of an Environmental Framework 34
  8. CHAPTER 3. Water Management in Desert Regions 50
  9. PART II. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Subsistence
  10. CHAPTER 4. Faunal Distributions from the Southern Highlands of Transjordan 71
  11. CHAPTER 5. Zooarchaeological Perspectives on Rural Economy and Landscape Use in Eighteenth- Century Qatar 94
  12. PART III. Landscapes of Commerce and Production
  13. CHAPTER 6. Beyond Iron Age Landscapes 111
  14. CHAPTER 7. Ceramic Production in the Central Highlands of Yemen During the Islamic Period 129
  15. CHAPTER 8. Harnessing Hydraulic Power in Ottoman Syria 143
  16. PART IV. Transience and Permanence
  17. CHAPTER 9. The Architectural Legacy of the Seasonally Nomadic Ghurids 169
  18. CHAPTER 10. The Northern Jordan Project and the “Liquid Landscapes” of Late Islamic Bilad al- Sham 184
  19. CHAPTER 11. “Presencing the Past” 200
  20. CHAPTER 12. Sustaining Travel 219
  21. Conclusion 237
  22. Glossary 243
  23. Contributors 245
  24. Index 249
  25. Acknowledgments 255
Landscapes of the Islamic World
This chapter is in the book Landscapes of the Islamic World
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812292763-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. PART I. Hydroeconomies
  6. CHAPTER 1. The Materiality of Ottoman Water Administration in Eighteenth- Century Rural Damascus 19
  7. CHAPTER 2. The Islamic Occupation of Qatar in the Context of an Environmental Framework 34
  8. CHAPTER 3. Water Management in Desert Regions 50
  9. PART II. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Subsistence
  10. CHAPTER 4. Faunal Distributions from the Southern Highlands of Transjordan 71
  11. CHAPTER 5. Zooarchaeological Perspectives on Rural Economy and Landscape Use in Eighteenth- Century Qatar 94
  12. PART III. Landscapes of Commerce and Production
  13. CHAPTER 6. Beyond Iron Age Landscapes 111
  14. CHAPTER 7. Ceramic Production in the Central Highlands of Yemen During the Islamic Period 129
  15. CHAPTER 8. Harnessing Hydraulic Power in Ottoman Syria 143
  16. PART IV. Transience and Permanence
  17. CHAPTER 9. The Architectural Legacy of the Seasonally Nomadic Ghurids 169
  18. CHAPTER 10. The Northern Jordan Project and the “Liquid Landscapes” of Late Islamic Bilad al- Sham 184
  19. CHAPTER 11. “Presencing the Past” 200
  20. CHAPTER 12. Sustaining Travel 219
  21. Conclusion 237
  22. Glossary 243
  23. Contributors 245
  24. Index 249
  25. Acknowledgments 255
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