Bygone Fish
Rediscovering the Red-Sea Parrotfish as a Delicacy of Byzantine Negev Cuisine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5010140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gil Gambash (0000-0001-5463-7005), Guy Bar-Oz (0000-0002-1009-5619), Efraim Lev (0000-0002-9914-4164), Uri Jeremias |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 216-225 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1086/703832 |
| OpenAlex | W2991262062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 16 |
Recent excavations at late antique Negev sites have produced large quantities of Red Sea parrotfish bones. The authors place this surprising find within the context of economic processes and cultural preferences, highlighting the significant level of connectivity experienced in the Negev in late antiquity; its contacts to Red Sea systems of production, preservation, and transportation of goods; and its relationship with Mediterranean networks of knowledge, fashion, and taste
Ancient history · Antique · Archaeology · Biology · Excavation · Fish · Fishery · Geography · Late Antiquity · Mediterranean climate · Mediterranean sea · Parrotfish · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Halal products and consumer behavior · History
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |