Strategies of Animal Exploitation in Late Iron Age IIA Ḥorvat Tevet (the Jezreel Valley) Reveal Patterns of Royal Economy in Early Monarchic Israel

Faunal remains from Ḥorvat Tevet, a site located in the rural hinterlands of the Jezreel Valley, reveal patterns of a complex redistributive apparatus during the Late Iron IIA. This paper assesses a large assemblage of animal bones within inter- and intra-site comparative analyses. Inter-site compar...

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Authors: Spiciarich, Abra (Author) ; Sergi, Omer (Author) ; Covello-Paran, Karen (Author) ; Tsur, Yoav (Author) ; Bezzel, Hannes 1975- (Author) ; Sapir-Hen, Lidar (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2024
In: Palestine exploration quarterly
Year: 2024, Volume: 156, Issue: 3, Pages: 241–261
Further subjects:B Zooarchaeology
B Monarchic Israel
B Animal Economy
B Consumer-Producers
B Social Hierarchy
B Iron Age II
B Jezreel Valley
B Agricultural Labour
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Summary:Faunal remains from Ḥorvat Tevet, a site located in the rural hinterlands of the Jezreel Valley, reveal patterns of a complex redistributive apparatus during the Late Iron IIA. This paper assesses a large assemblage of animal bones within inter- and intra-site comparative analyses. Inter-site comparisons to contemporary sites in the northern valleys of Israel demonstrate that the agricultural production of grain and animal by-products at Ḥorvat Tevet is unprecedented and went far beyond the site’s local needs. Further, an intra-site comparison reveals a hierarchical distinction in the consumption patterns between elites and the labour force. These results further reinforce the conclusion that the late Iron IIA Ḥorvat Tevet was an administrative centre of a royal Israelite estate in the Jezreel Valley.
ISSN:1743-1301
Contains:Enthalten in: Palestine exploration quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00310328.2023.2184088