ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book provides the four diverse perspectives on animal husbandry in ancient Israel. It also provides the archaeological evidence that may suggest that trade and a market economy were prevalent in the Southern Levantine Bronze and Iron Age. The spatial distribution analysis of faunal remains from Tel Beer-Sheba points to an interesting phenomenon: the relative frequency of animal bones found indoors is nearly twice the bones found outdoors. The spatial perspective was demonstrated by a geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis of faunal remains from Tel Beer-Sheba. The sagittal perspective provided us with an enhanced understanding of the representation of cattle in zoo archaeological assemblages from tel sites. The ethnographic perspective made use of ethnographic data compiled from demographic and animal censuses carried out by the British Mandatory Government of Palestine in the 1940s.
