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Pork was consumed in the Middle East until the chicken was introduced. It might be a simple as a prolonged drought afterwards that forced the issue. https://li
by stevenwoo 8y ago
Pork was consumed in the Middle East until the chicken was introduced. It might be a simple as a prolonged drought afterwards that forced the issue.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10814-015-9083-2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10814-015-9083-2
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-ate-pork-middle-east-until-1000-bcwhat-changed-180954614/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-ate-pork-mi...
The religious dietary restrictions or pork prohibition of Kosher/Halal came later.
(edit: just remembered this)
Some of the workers on the pyramids ate pork as well.
https://www.livescience.com/28961-ancient-giza-pyramid-builders-camp-unearthed.html https://www.livescience.com/28961-ancient-giza-pyramid-build...
- evgen 8y agoWhile drought and the water requirements for livestock could have had an impact it is strange that pork was singled out when it uses 1/2 to 1/3 of the water per kilo of dressed weight of lamb or beef respectively.
- stevenwoo 8y agoYes, you raise a good point and it does seem it would be hard to discern root causes just from the bones left as trash by previous civilizations - should probably have said it could be speculated, though lamb and cattle can survive on a diet that cannot sustain a pig, the pigs would be competing with humans for the same calories.