Ägypten und Levante XXVI Egypt and the Levant XXVI Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische Archäologie und deren Nachbargebiete
International Journal for Egyptian Archaeology and Related Disciplines
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Ägypten und Levante XXVI Egypt and the Levant XXVI Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische Archäologie und deren Nachbargebiete
International Journal for Egyptian Archaeology and Related Disciplines
ISSN 1015-5104
Print Edition ISSN 1813-5145 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8051-7 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8091-3 Online Edition Ägypten und Levante 26 doi:10.1553/AEundL26
2016, 392 Seiten, zahlr. Abb. im Text, 29,7x21cm, broschiert Einzelpreis € 125,-
Manfred Bietak
ist emer. Professor für Ägyptologie an der Uni Wien
Anna Grezak
S. 115 - 128 doi:10.1553/AEundL26s115 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/AEundL26s115
Abstract: Faunal remains from six Hyksos tombs and settlement layers from the Second Intermediate Period and 18th Dynasty were subjected to archaeozoological analysis. The results indicate that livestock species played a fundamental role in animal economy and meat diet of the inhabitants of Tell el-Retaba, with a marginal significance of fishing, hunting or possible mussel or snail collecting. The statistics concerning the bones of four domestic mammal species (sheep, goat, cattle, pig) demonstrate a certain variety in food preferences that the people living at Tell el-Retaba had in different periods. Generally, in the Second Intermediate Period mutton and goat meat dominated, with a lower share of beef and an even smaller proportion of pork. The role of ovicaprine meat was the most prominent in the times of Hyksos settlement activity. The significance of these animals is emphasized by the fact that they were deposited in the tombs together with humans, probably as a supply of food for the afterlife. It appears that offerings were made of portioned carcasses of subadult sheep, and less frequently subadult goats. Perhaps the local food supply was more varied as the tombs also contained remains of other species of mammals, as well as fishes, birds, and mollusks. During the 18th Dynasty there was a certain change in the diet, the importance of sheep and goat meat was further strengthened, with a decreased percentage of beef and pork. The trend is derived from modifications in husbandry practices, which in turn could have changed for cultural or environmental reasons. Keywords: Bone remains, meat consumption, economy, Hyksos grave, animal offerings Published Online: 2016/12/29 08:10:28 Document Date: 2016/12/29 07:46:00 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x0034ae98 Rights: .
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