17 research outputs found
Com o diabo no corpo: os terrĂveis papagaios do Brasil colĂŽnia
Desde a Antiguidade, papagaios, periquitos e afins (Psittacidae) fascinaram os europeus por seu vivo colorido e uma notĂĄvel capacidade de interação com seres humanos. A descoberta do Novo Mundo nada faria alĂ©m de acrescentar novos elementos ao trĂĄfico de animais exĂłticos hĂĄ muito estabelecido pelos europeus com a Ăfrica e o Oriente. Sem possuir grandes mamĂferos, a AmĂ©rica tropical participaria desse comĂ©rcio com o que tinha de mais atrativo, essencialmente felinos, primatas e aves - em particular os papagaios, os quais eram embarcados em bom nĂșmero. Contudo, a julgar pelos documentos do Brasil colĂŽnia, esses volĂĄteis podiam inspirar muito pouca simpatia, pois nenhum outro animal - exceto as formigas - foi tantas vezes mencionado como praga para a agricultura. AlĂ©m disso, alguns psitĂĄcidas mostravam-se tĂŁo loquazes que inspiravam a sĂ©ria desconfiança de serem animais demonĂacos ou possessos, pois sĂł trĂȘs classes de entidades - anjos, homens e demĂŽnios - possuĂam o dom da palavra. Nos dias de hoje, vĂĄrios representantes dos Psittacidae ainda constituem uma ameaça para a agricultura, enquanto os indivĂduos muito faladores continuam despertando a suspeita de estarem possuĂdos pelo demĂŽnio. Transcendendo a mera curiosidade, essa crença exemplifica o quĂŁo intrincadas podem ser as relaçÔes do homem com o chamado âmundo naturalâ, revelando um universo mais amplo e multifacetado do que se poderia supor a princĂpio. Nesse sentido, a existĂȘncia de aves capazes de falar torna essa relação ainda mais complexa e evidencia que as dificuldades de estabelecer o limite entre o animal e o humano se estendem alĂ©m dos primatas e envolvem as mais inusitadas espĂ©cies zoolĂłgicas.Since ancient times, parrots and their allies (Psittacidae) have fascinated Europeans by their striking colors and notable ability to interact with human beings. The discovery of the New World added new species to the international exotic animal trade, which for many centuries had brought beasts to Europe from Africa and the Orient. Lacking large mammals, tropical America participated in this trade with its most appealing species, essentially felines, primates and birds - especially parrots - which were shipped in large numbers. It should be noted, however, that at times these birds were not well liked. In fact, according to documents from colonial Brazil, only the ants rank higher than parrots as the animals most often mentioned as agricultural pests. On the other hand, some of these birds were so chatty that people suspected them to be demonic or possessed animals, since only three classes of beings - angels, men and demons - have the ability to speak. Nowadays, several Psittacidae still constitute a threat to agriculture, and the suspicion that extremely talkative birds were demon possessed has also survived. More than a joke or a mere curiosity, this belief exemplifies how intricate manâs relationships with the ânatural worldâ may be. In this sense, the existence of birds that are able to speak adds a further twist to these relationships, demonstrating that the problem of establishing a boundary between the animal and the human does not only involve primates, but also includes some unusual zoological species
Size Matters â Donkeys and Horses in the Prehistory of the Southernmost Levant
The present article is an attempt to clarify the taxonomy and domestic status of equids in the southernmost Levant during the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age within the wider context of the Middle East and Egypt during the late fifth, fourth and third millennia B. C. Comparisons of the size of equid bones from sites in this area with that of wild asses and domestic donkeys from Predynastic Egypt and the Uruk period in Mesopotamia indicate the presence of domestic donkeys in the southernmost Levant in both periods. The donkeys of the Early Bronze Age were much smaller than those of the Late Chalcolithic.Cet article tente de clarifier la taxonomie et le statut domestique des Ă©quidĂ©s dans lâextrĂȘme sud du Levant durant le Chalcolithique final et lâĂąge du Bronze ancien dans un contexte large qui est celui du Moyen-Orient et de lâĂgypte durant la fi n du cinquiĂšme, le quatriĂšme et le troisiĂšme millĂ©naires av. J.-C. Des comparaisons entre la taille des os dâĂ©quidĂ©s des sites de cette rĂ©gion et celle de lâĂąne sauvage et domestique de la pĂ©riode prĂ©-dynastique de lâĂgypte et de la pĂ©riode Uruk en MĂ©sopotamie confirment la prĂ©sence de lâĂąne domestique Ă lâextrĂȘme sud du Levant dans les deux pĂ©riodes. LâĂąne domestique de lâĂąge du Bronze ancien est beaucoup plus petit que celui du Chalcolithique.Grigson Caroline. Size Matters â Donkeys and Horses in the Prehistory of the Southernmost Levant. In: PalĂ©orient, 2012, vol. 38, n°1-2. pp. 185-201
Sasson A. 2010. Animal Husbandry in Ancient Israel. A zooarchaeological perspective on livestock exploitation, herd management and economic strategies.
Grigson Caroline. Sasson A. 2010. Animal Husbandry in Ancient Israel. A zooarchaeological perspective on livestock exploitation, herd management and economic strategies.. In: Paléorient, 2011, vol. 37, n°1. Néolithisations : nouvelles données, nouvelles interprétations. à propos du modÚle théorique de Jacques Cauvin. pp. 211-214
ALLEN, J. Samuel Johnson's menagerie. The beastly lives of exotic quadrupeds in the eighteenth century
Lâhistoire du projet de datation des os de dromadaire
Les rĂ©sultats obtenus par AMS au laboratoire de datation radiocarbone dâOxford Ă partir du projet âdatation des os de chameauâ sont rĂ©sumĂ©s et discutĂ©s ci-dessousThe results obtained by the AMS laboratory in Oxford for the âCamel Bone Dating Projectâ are summarized and discussed.</p