On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant

This article proposes to debate the process and the transition from hunter-gatherer societies in the Epipaleolithic period to the agro-pastoral sedentary lifestyle of the Neolithic period in the southern Levant area. This process is also accompanied by greater artisanal specialization in various bra...

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Autor principal: Milevski, Ianir
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025
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topic Cazadores-recolectores
Agricultores
Paleolitico
Epipaleolítico
Neolítico
Levante Meridional
Hunter-gatherers
Agriculturalists
Paleolithic
Epi-paleolithic
Neolithic
Southern Levant
spellingShingle Cazadores-recolectores
Agricultores
Paleolitico
Epipaleolítico
Neolítico
Levante Meridional
Hunter-gatherers
Agriculturalists
Paleolithic
Epi-paleolithic
Neolithic
Southern Levant
Milevski, Ianir
On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant
topic_facet Cazadores-recolectores
Agricultores
Paleolitico
Epipaleolítico
Neolítico
Levante Meridional
Hunter-gatherers
Agriculturalists
Paleolithic
Epi-paleolithic
Neolithic
Southern Levant
author Milevski, Ianir
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title On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant
title_short On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant
title_full On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant
title_fullStr On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant
title_full_unstemmed On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant
title_sort on hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the paleolithic to the neolithic in the southern levant
description This article proposes to debate the process and the transition from hunter-gatherer societies in the Epipaleolithic period to the agro-pastoral sedentary lifestyle of the Neolithic period in the southern Levant area. This process is also accompanied by greater artisanal specialization in various branches of production and in an iconography that implies changes in ways of thinking. The supposedly antagonistic form of “nomadic-sedentary” ways of life are not very clear at the beginning of this process that begins with the so-called Natufian culture of the Epipaleolithic Period in its last phase, around 13,000 a.P. The topics that we will include will have to do with a long-term process and less with specific events due to the very nature of the “sources”. Among them, the circulation of goods and probably people over short and long distances will stand out, in this transition from hunter-gatherer to agro-pastoral communities. The theoretical framework that we will use is that of historical materialism in which we will analyse the issue of mobility, the use of space and the exploitation of nature by prehistoric societies in the area and the modes of production in the transition from the Palaeolithic period to the Neolithic period. The remains of material culture will also be interpreted in the light of the sociologic aspects of these societies, especially in what, with respect to our topic, and its anthropological aspect in the sense of human behaviour in light of socio-economic changes.
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spelling I15-R225-article-1772025-12-23T03:11:04Z On hunter-gatherers and animal breeders: Mobility, sedentarism and the role of work organization in the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic in the southern Levant De cazadores-recolectores a agricultores y criadores de animales : movilidad, sedentarismo, y el papel de la organización del trabajo en la transición del Paleolítico al Neolítico en el Levante meridional Milevski, Ianir Cazadores-recolectores Agricultores Paleolitico Epipaleolítico Neolítico Levante Meridional Hunter-gatherers Agriculturalists Paleolithic Epi-paleolithic Neolithic Southern Levant This article proposes to debate the process and the transition from hunter-gatherer societies in the Epipaleolithic period to the agro-pastoral sedentary lifestyle of the Neolithic period in the southern Levant area. This process is also accompanied by greater artisanal specialization in various branches of production and in an iconography that implies changes in ways of thinking. The supposedly antagonistic form of “nomadic-sedentary” ways of life are not very clear at the beginning of this process that begins with the so-called Natufian culture of the Epipaleolithic Period in its last phase, around 13,000 a.P. The topics that we will include will have to do with a long-term process and less with specific events due to the very nature of the “sources”. Among them, the circulation of goods and probably people over short and long distances will stand out, in this transition from hunter-gatherer to agro-pastoral communities. The theoretical framework that we will use is that of historical materialism in which we will analyse the issue of mobility, the use of space and the exploitation of nature by prehistoric societies in the area and the modes of production in the transition from the Palaeolithic period to the Neolithic period. The remains of material culture will also be interpreted in the light of the sociologic aspects of these societies, especially in what, with respect to our topic, and its anthropological aspect in the sense of human behaviour in light of socio-economic changes. Este articulo propone debatir el proceso y el paso de las sociedades de cazadores recolectores en el periodo Epipaleolítico al sedentarismo agro-pastoril del periodo Neolítico en la zona del Levante meridional. Este proceso va acompañado también por una mayor especialización artesanal en varias ramas de la producción y en una iconografía que implica cambios en las formas de pensamiento. La forma supuesta antagónica de “nómades-sedentarios” como formas de vida no son muy claros al principio de este proceso que comienza con la llamada cultura Natufiense del Periodo Epipaleolítico en su última fase, alrededor del 13.000 a.P. Los temas que incluiremos tendrán que ver con un proceso de larga duración y menos con hechos puntuales por la propia naturaleza de las “fuentes”. El marco teórico que utilizaremos es el del materialismo histórico en el cual analizaremos el tema de la movilidad, la utilización del espacio y la naturaleza por parte de las sociedades prehistóricas en la zona y los modos de producción relevantes en el paso del periodo Paleolítico al Neolítico.  Los restos de la cultura material serán interpretados también a la luz de los aspectos sociológicos de esas sociedades, sobre todo en lo que, respecto a su aspecto antropológico en el sentido del comportamiento humano a la luz de los cambios socio-económicos. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025-12-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/177 10.35305/cl.vi24.177 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; No. 24 (2025): In search of meaning: Studies on the Akkadian lexicon; 1-18 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; Núm. 24 (2025): En busca de significado: Estudios sobre el léxico acadio; 1-18 2314-0542 spa https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/177/182 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0