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‘Atiqot 103 (2021)
ISBN 2948-040X
Crusader- and Ottoman-Period Faunal Remains from the
Boverel
Quarter, ‘Akko
(pp. 193–197)
Guy Bar-Oz
Keywords: zooarchaeology, eating habits, consumption, ethnicity
The excavation of the building in the Old City of ‘Akko produced a small faunal assemblage from the Crusader period (late thirteenth century CE) and several bones from an overlying Ottoman-period deposit. The majority of the bones in both strata belong to sheep, goat and cattle. Pig remains are present only in the Crusader deposits attesting to the diversity of ‘Akko’s inhabitants, and the shift that occurred in the cultural identity of its residents.