Feast of snails and pig sheds life on Hellenist life in ancient Galilee
“If we look at food remains in Jewish settlements from the same period, we see very different species,” Pines, whose expertise is in the field of zoo-archaeology, told the Post.
General view of the excavation area in Tel Bet Yerah.(photo credit: COURTESY OF THE TEL BET YERAH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT)ByROSSELLA TERCATIN