ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on animal husbandry and herd management in antiquity and evaluates the contribution of animal products to the human diet. This ethnographic study is based on data collated from the British census carried out in the 1940's. The chapter examines the four different geographic regions in the Central Hill country. Each region is represented by one pre-modern village. The economy of this village was analyzed using the statistical data from the British census. The censuses, carried out by the British Mandatory Government of Palestine in the 1940's, are a goldmine of statistical data allowing us a comprehensive analysis of subsistence economies, animal husbandry and herd management as well as demographic analysis. The ethnographic data analyzed here, should focus on animal husbandry in ancient times. Animal products also do not provide sufficient fats or proteins required for a daily diet.
