Description: The agricultural world of Old Testament Israel swarmed with animals-birds, insects, fish, pack animals, pets, animals for hunting, and domesticated herds of sheep, goats, and cattle. Using information from the Bible, Ancient Near Eastern documents, anthropology, and archaeolog...
Review Quotes: "A well-written account of the role of animals in ancient Israel provides enough examples of the compexity of human/animal relationships to make it of general interest to all zooarchaeologists." --Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin