Heads or Snails? A Rustic Feast at Hellenistic Philoteria (Tel Bet Yeraḥ, Israel), circa 150 BCE

The contents of a small trash pit discovered in the recent excavations in Hellenistic Philoteria (Tel Bet Yeraḥ/Khirbet el-Kerak) offer a unique opportunity to study the components of what appears to have been a single festive meal. Extant remains include numerous mammal bones, mollusc shells, and c...

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Published in:	Journal of Eastern Mediterranean archaeology & heritage studies Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 79 - 93
Main Authors:	Pines, Miriam, Dor, Alol, Mayer, Daniella E. Bar-Yosef, Paz, Sarit, Tal, Oren, Greenberg, Raphael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pennsylvania State University Press 01-03-2020 Penn State University Press
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Summary:	The contents of a small trash pit discovered in the recent excavations in Hellenistic Philoteria (Tel Bet Yeraḥ/Khirbet el-Kerak) offer a unique opportunity to study the components of what appears to have been a single festive meal. Extant remains include numerous mammal bones, mollusc shells, and ceramic tableware; they suggest a rustic Mediterranean cuisine, compatible with the presence of Greek settlers in pre-Hasmonean Galilee.
ISSN:	2166-3548 2166-3556
DOI:	10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.8.1.0079