(apologies if I'm reposting)

Pemmican, of course.

  And (a little more recently, but may give hints of how fat might have 
been used in the past?) I'm sure I remember that as a kid when I and my 
mother had recorders (the musical instrument) bear grease was rubbed on 
them where the separate parts slid together. I was intrigued that the 
little plastic container held real bear fat!

  And neetsfoot oil for boots.

An interesting topic! Hadn't previously thought about how I'd used 
animal fats in my own life.

Eve
On 16-Nov-2014 5:22 AM, Barnea Levi Selavan wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> I am about to initiate research to write a paper on the earliest use 
> and storage of animal and bird fats.
>
> Currently I envision one section on prehistoric times, and then 
> recurring again in the Late Bronze-Iron Ages.
>
> Texts from different ancient cultures;
> evidence of the various processes and required utensils for rendering 
> and storing fat;
> and detailing what the potentional uses were,
> are all issues I ask your help in.
>
> There is medicinal use, working with tools, shield protection, as 
> David laments for Saul and Jonathan; foodstuffs.
> Ancient ink, such as in the Qeiyafa ostracon, contained charcoal and 
> animal fat. What else?
>
> In terms of food- why would I use these fats? How long would they 
> last? Are there animals that are preferred?
> For example, in some parts of Europe in recent centuries, goose fat 
> was the favorite.
> And anyone in the Lower East Side of New York knew the words "chicken 
> schmaltz."
>
> I woudl appreciate your references to writings and lines of 
> investigation.
>
> Yours
>
> Barnea Levi Selavan
> MA Program
> Tel Aviv University
>
>
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