The Butchered Animal Bone Remains from Ashqelon, Afridar—Area G

Most of the butchered remains derive from archaeological contexts.Six of the bones came from clearly identifiable Initial EB I deposits, while 15 came from the indeterminate EB I and/or Chalcolithic deposits.An additional five came from deposits with a modern component (Tables 1,2).The excavators feel, nonetheless, that most of the remains included in this study were from EB I deposits, some of which were disturbed but not mixed with Chalcolithic remains (see below).