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Nine - Prehistoric Transhumance in the Northern Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2019

By
Francesco Carrer  and
Mara Migliavacca
Edited by
Serena Sabatini  and
Sophie Bergerbrant
Serena Sabatini
Affiliation:
Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
Sophie Bergerbrant
Affiliation:
Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
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Summary

This chapter provides an overview of prehistoric transhumance in the Mediterranean. Transhumant pastoralism is presented as a distinct husbandry strategy, with a specific socio-economic and ecological background.

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Pastoral strategiesSheepPo PlainEnvironmental constrains
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The Textile Revolution in Bronze Age Europe
Production, Specialisation, Consumption
 , pp. 217 - 238
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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