Abstract
The faunal remains from Yehud were retrieved from several contexts: Late Chalcolithic-period shafts, Roman-period kilns, Byzantine-period houses and pits, and Ottoman-period houses, refuse pits and cesspits. The faunal assemblages from all the periods comprised mainly sheep, goats and cattle. Scant remains of equids and a camel were found in the assemblages from the Roman period onward. Pig remains are absent from both the Roman- and Byzantine-period assemblages, possibly attesting that the inhabitants of the site at that time were Jewish.
Keywords
coastal plain, butchery, consumption, ethnicity
Recommended Citation
Agha, Nuha
(2021)
"Faunal Remains from the Late Chalcolithic, Late Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Periods at Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (pp. 1–22),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 105, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1896
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol105/iss1/5
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