“Pigeon broth” and other meat dishes prepared by the people of Tell Arbid in the 3rd millennium BC
“Pigeon broth” and other meat dishes prepared by the people of Tell Arbid in the 3rd millennium BC

Author(s): Joanna Piątkowska-Małecka, Anna Smogorzewska
Subject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: meat; kitchen; diet; Tell Arbid; Syrian Jezirah
Summary/Abstract: The reconstruction of the meat diet in the Syrian Jezirah in theEJZ 2–EJZ 3 periods, presented in this article, is based on data fromthe site of Tell Arbid (Area D), both archaeological sources and theresults of archaeozoological analyses, supplemented with a reading ofwritten sources and ethnographic data. It was possible to identify thekinds of meat consumed as well as the cooking techniques used bythe inhabitants of Tell Arbid to prepare their meat dishes.

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