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‘Atiqot 53 (2006)
ISBN 2948-040X
Archaeozoological Finds from the Excavations West of Tell Qasille
(pp. 135–137)
Moshe Sade
Keywords: Archaeozoology, fauna, domestic animals
Animal bones were found inside four of the tombs dated to Middle Bronze Age II. Each tomb contained the remains of one sheep/goat, usually within vessels. It seems that the people at this site raised cattle. A large number of donkey bones were also found. Sea shells were also present, probably due to the proximity of the site to the Mediterranean shore. Many animal bones were found in the Hellenistic-period assemblage.