While it is not western Asia, western Mongolia at this time had the Pazyryk culture, with its numerous horse burials that probably had cultural ties into western Asia. It might be of interest. ________________________________ From: Lidar Sapir-Hen <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 5:20 PM Subject: [ZOOARCH] Ritual contexts from 6-4th centuries BC Dear Zooarchers, I am interested in publications on faunal remains of ritualistic nature (or any other "unique" context) dated to the 6-4th centuries BC, from anywhere in Western Asia. I would be grateful if anyone could point me to such publications. Best, Lidar Lidar Sapir-Hen, Ph.D. Institute of Archaeology Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel E-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel: 972-3-6409952 (w) 972-54-4992293 (m) web: http://archaeology.tau.ac.il/?projection=archaeozoology