Especially in the south of Mesopotamia with its river courses, canals and swamps, fish greatly supplemented the diet; in addition there was fish breeding in ponds for fresh fish. Fishing was mainly done with fish traps and nets and more rarely with spears. The catch was measured by numbers of fish or by volume, but hardly ever according to weight. Preserved fish too (dried, smoked, salted) served as food, and wa…
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Sallaberger, Walther (Leipzig),
Felber, Heinz (Leipzig) and
Kuhn, Christina (Kassel),
“Fishing, Fishing trade”, in:
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