In ancient Egypt forelimbs were preferred (cattle) as offerings as they were associated with the god Seth and his constellation, and were thus offered. Also, when one slaughters an animal by cutting the carotid, one can use the foreleg, particularly the left one, as a handle to pump out the blood so that there is less chance of spoilage in a hot climate. Hi Inbar!


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On 5 Aug 2019, at 11:45, Inbar Ktalav <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear zooarch members,
I am looking for a paper that deals with calculating wither heights in cattle.
any suggestions?

In addition to that...I work on faunal remains from the middle and late bronze age site in Israel. I have discovered that there was a preference for front limbs even thou hind limbs have more nutritional value.
have you encountered similar phenomena? can you refer me to a discussion of the subject? Have any idea what can be the reason for this preference?

Thanks a lot!
Inbar    
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Inbar Ktalav
Archaeomalacologist and Archaeozoologist
Laboratory of Archaeozoology 
Department of Archaeology
University of Haifa, Haifa
Mount Carmel, 31905, Israel
Tel. 00-972-4-6068405
Cel. 00-972-50-7900679


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