Definition:
The site of Hagoshrim is 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.
Sources
Hagoshrim is a part of the About.com Guide to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, and part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Haber, Annat and Tamar Dayan 2004 Analyzing the process of domestication: Hagoshrim as a case study. Journal of Archaeological Science 31:1587-1601. Free download.
