Everything But The Oink
On the Discovery of an Articulated Pig in Iron Age Jerusalem and Its Meaning to Judahite Consumption Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Sapir‐hen (0000-0002-6184-4560), Lidar Sapir-Hen, Jacques Uziel (0000-0001-9795-3980), Joe Uziel, Ortal Chalaf (0000-0002-0646-1057) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 110-119 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/714074 |
| OpenAlex | W3164857919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
Recent studies on pork consumption during the Iron Age demonstrated its avoidance in Judah. Recently, in excavations along the eastern slopes of the City of David, remains of an articulated pig skeleton were discovered in an Iron Age IIB-C building. The skeleton was found in a room where several smashed vessels were uncovered, suggesting a possible violent destruction event. The analysis shows that the pig was very young and was probably not consumed. Further study of the entire faunal assemblage attests to activities of local preparation for consumption carried out in the same room. The context of the pig’s interment in the specific building and its meaning are discussed, as well as the context of the pig in Iron Age Jerusalem and its neighboring sites. We suggest that although pork consumption was clearly not preferred, it was consumed in small amounts and, occasionally, raised for this purpose in the capital of Judah
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Ethnology · Geography · Iron Age · Taphonomy · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Psychology · Anatomy
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |