SUBFOSSIL REMAINS OF NILE PERCH (LATES CF. NILOTICUS) FIRST EVIDENCE FROM ANCIENT ISRAEL
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Bones of the Nile Perch, Lates cf. niloticus (Teleostei: Centropomidae), an African freshwater fish, occur in Israel in five dated archaeological excavations extending from the Late Bronze to the Islamic periods: two Philistine settlements; the Phoenician city of Akko; the “City of David” in Jerusalem of the First Temple and Early Roman periods; and Tel Ashqelon, inhabited by different peoples. Previously nothing was known about the existence of Lates in Israel in historical times, nor was it identified among fish bones from archaeological excavations in this country. The geographical distribution of the finds, their relative abundance and the skeletal elements recovered suggest that Lates was, in the past, native to the larger coastal rivers of Israel. This conclusion is supported by the presence of other African elements in Israel's freshwater fauna in historical times and up to the present. However, the possibility that Lates was imported from Egypt cannot yet be completely excluded.
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SUBFOSSIL REMAINS OF NILE PERCH (LATES CF. NILOTICUS) FIRST EVIDENCE FROM ANCIENT ISRAEL
In: Israel Journal of Ecology and EvolutionSearch for other papers by HANAN LERNAU in
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Bones of the Nile Perch, Lates cf. niloticus (Teleostei: Centropomidae), an African freshwater fish, occur in Israel in five dated archaeological excavations extending from the Late Bronze to the Islamic periods: two Philistine settlements; the Phoenician city of Akko; the “City of David” in Jerusalem of the First Temple and Early Roman periods; and Tel Ashqelon, inhabited by different peoples. Previously nothing was known about the existence of Lates in Israel in historical times, nor was it identified among fish bones from archaeological excavations in this country. The geographical distribution of the finds, their relative abundance and the skeletal elements recovered suggest that Lates was, in the past, native to the larger coastal rivers of Israel. This conclusion is supported by the presence of other African elements in Israel's freshwater fauna in historical times and up to the present. However, the possibility that Lates was imported from Egypt cannot yet be completely excluded.
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| Abstract Views | 208 | 39 | 3 |
| Full Text Views | 14 | 2 | 0 |
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