Patterns of Mobility in the Negev over the Long Term

Steven A Rosen

doi:10.35305/cl.vi23.154

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Steven A Rosen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/cl.vi23.154

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Nomadismo pastoril, Caza-recolección, Negev, Patrones de movilidad, Aqueología

Resumen

En la larga transición de la caza-recolección al pastoreo nómada, los patrones de movilidad en el Néguev evolucionaron de manera simultánea. Aunque a menudo se lo percibe implícitamente como una transformación de una sola fase, el desarrollo del pastoreo móvil fue un proceso que duró milenios y produjo cambios acumulativos en las sociedades del desierto a lo largo de todo el espectro de estructuras y funciones sociales. Los patrones de movilidad se volvieron cada vez más complejos, reflejando los diversos factores que impulsaron los cambios sociales. Si los sistemas básicos de movilidad de los cazadores-recolectores del Neolítico temprano derivaban principalmente de factores ecológicos como la disponibilidad estacional de recursos en diferentes áreas, la integración de rebaños domésticos en el sistema desértico requirió de ajustes ecológicos y, especialmente, sociales, que implicaron cambios en los factores detrás de la movilidad, así como en sus estructuras. Junto con la evolución de las sociedades pastoriles en el desierto evolucionaron otras formas de movilidad, que también reflejan la riqueza del registro histórico entre las llamadas “poblaciones periféricas”.

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