The Zooarchaeology of an Iberian Medieval Jewish Community
The Castle of Lorca (Murcia, Spain)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcos García García (0000-0002-2080-5098, Departamento de Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas Universidad de Granada Granada Spain, corresponding author), Jorge A Eiroa (0000-0002-7884-4575, Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas Universidad de Murcia Murcia Spain), José Ángel González Ballesteros (0000-0002-8397-6679, Proyecto Judería del Castillo de Lorca Murcia Spain), Mireia Celma Martínez (0000-0002-3989-190X, Laboratorio de Arqueología de la Universidad de Murcia Murcia Spain) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.3373 |
| OpenAlex | W4404552029 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Archaeological excavations at the castle of Lorca (Murcia, Spain) led to the identification of part of the Jewish district of the town. This area, occupied between the 14th and 15th centuries, represents a unique example of a medieval frontier Jewish quarter defined by complex urban planning, a synagogue, and various domestic units. Archaeological work allowed the recovery of a large number of animal remains. This paper deals with the results of the zooarchaeological study of this archaeofaunal assemblage, aiming to shed light on the ways in which animals were exploited, distributed, prepared and consumed by medieval Jewish population of Lorca. The results reveal a model of animal economy centered on the exploitation of caprines (sheep/goat) and, to a lesser extent, cattle, chickens and other secondary species, although the presence of non‐ kosher species such as pigs and rabbit is noteworthy. The identification of butchery marks attributed to the porging of the hindquarters of caprines, a practice typical of medieval Jewish communities, represents a marker of ethno‐religious identity of great historical interest
Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnology · Excavation · Geography · Jewish studies · Judaism · Population · Sociology · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia · History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy
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El cerro de la Judería de Atienza
Quantitative Paleozoology
Shechita and Kashrut
Caprine Butchery and Bone Modification Templates
Assessing the reliability of criteria used to identify postcranial bones in sheep, Ovis, and goats, Capra
Assessing the reliability of criteria used to identify mandibles and mandibular teeth in sheep, Ovis, and goats, Capra
Morphological distinctions between the mandibular teeth of young sheep, Ovis, and goats, Capra
A guide for the distinction of species, sex and body side in bones of sheep and goat
Reference codes for wear states in the mandibular cheek teeth of sheep and goats
La carne y el pescado en el sistema alimentario judío en la España medieval
Kill-off Patterns in Sheep and Goats
Sorting the Sheep from the Goats
The Origins of Milk and Wool Production in the Old World
Food taboos in medieval Iberia
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |