Sustaining Civilizations: An Examination of Pastoral Production in Three Complex Societies

The development of this model suggests that in societies with low social and economic complexity that pastoral production will be generalized, with very little focus on any single domestic species or product. In the case of the Mesopotamian State, the tributary economy demands a highly specialized focus on the production of ovicaprines and their secondary products, namely wool. By the Islamic Period, currency and a system of taxation as opposed to tribute allows for an economy that focuses on optimization of all taxa and their products.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Loyet, Michelle Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Brewer, Douglas J.

• Anthropology, Archaeology

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3111573

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85257