Hagoshrim is the name of an important Neolithic site, located in the Hula Valley of northern Israel. Occupied at least six times between 6500 and 7560 years ago, Hagoshrim has three major cultural components: Pre-Pottery Neolithic C, and two Neolithic occupations.
The importance of Hagoshrim is its well-preserved faunal assemblage: it contains information concerning the domestication of sheep, goats, and cattle.
Hagoshrim was excavated as part of a salvage project by Nimrod Getzov of the Israel Antiquities Authority in the 1990s.
Sources and Further Information
Hagoshrim is a part of the About.com Guide to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, and part of the Dictionary of Archaeology.
Haber A, and Dayan T. 2004. Analyzing the process of domestication: Hagoshrim as a case study. Journal of Archaeological Science 31(11):1587-1601.
