Monastic diet in Late Antique Egypt
Zooarchaeological finds from Kom el-Nana and Tell el-Amarna, Middle Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12654366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosemary Margaret Luff (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 161-174 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/174963107x226426 |
| OpenAlex | W2062062180 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 18 |
Contemporary literature suggests that meat and fish were not common fare of monastic communities in Egypt during the Late Antique Period (AD 330 to 642). A sizeable assemblage of fishbone from the Monastery at Kom el-Nana has allowed, in conjunction with other zooarchaeological material, a reappraisal of this assumption. In addition, comparative data from the adjacent Pharaonic site at Tell el-Amarna have highlighted distinct cultural differences in the utilisation of the mammal, bird and especially the fish remains between the sites. The difference in size of the catfish Synodontis schall demonstrates that in contrast to the ancient Egyptians the monks were targeting very small fish, most likely for salting in ceramic vessels
Ancient history · Antique · Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Biology · Catfish · Fauna · Fish · Fishery · Geography · Taphonomy · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |