Animal Bones from ‘En Marzev (pp. 23–25)

Authors

• Shlomo Hellwing
• Nurit Feig

Abstract

The bones retrieved from the Early Islamic building at ‘En Marzev were in a good state of preservation. The most abundant animal in the sample is the gazelle, followed by the horse, with a remarkably smaller amount of domesticated animals, such as sheep, goat and cattle. It seems that gazelles formed a main dietary component at this settlement, indicating that hunting played an important role there.

Keywords

Early Islamic period, archaeozoology, fauna, economy, diet

Recommended Citation

Hellwing, S and Feig, N. 2016. Animal Bones from ‘En Marzev (pp. 23–25). 'Atiqot 86.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1756

Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol86/iss1/15