how did an ancient greek or turkish slaughter house look like?

Question

did it have pools, what where the pools for , why werre they on different levels??

or maybe this slaughterhouse was for rituals or something , like the temple in jerusalem i need to guess the pic

Answer 1

The Turkish (Ottoman at the time 1299-1923 A.D.) slaughtering of the animals was based on religious rules.
It was done on open terrains just outside the city limits and these places are called "mezbaha".
The animals' eyes were tied and killed with a single hit on the throat with as little pain as possible due to religious restrictions.
Majority of the time the blood collected on a dump were either covered with soil or directed to the nearest river.
Most of the slaughter house animals were what the public ate at the time time - lamb and cow.

Answer 2

I don't know about ancient Turkey, but people in ancient Greece didn't eat all that much meat--I don't know that they would have had "slaughterhouses" like the ones you read about in, say, Fast Food Nation.

I know for rituals, they'd lead the animal up to an altar (there was a whole big ceremonial aspect to it), then slit its throat, offer certain parts to the gods, then break down the carcass, roast it up, and serve it to the festival participants.

But generally, I'd be surprised if there was enough demand to need a dedicated slaughterhouse. I'd say it was more like a butchershop, hooks, chains, maybe a pool or tub to catch the blood, and tables and stuff to hold the meat. Maybe, like, a stall outside, or if it were an individual, they'd just give the whole thing back to the owner cut up neatly for cooking.

Slaughterhouses sound more like a Roman thing. A comparatively rich, very decadent society would definitely have more need of slaughterhouses. Ancient Greeks were actually totally broke, for the most part--they lived in, like, mud-brick houses and ate gruel and stuff. It wasn't completely bleak, but it wasn't lush by any means.

Answer 3

I'm not sure about Turkey, except to the extent that they were Hellenized they would have followed Greek practices. But in the ancient (civilized) world, meat wasn't exactly a staple. What happened in most Hellenic (Greek) areas was that animals were slaughtered at the temples for sacrifices. Then, the meat was sold at vendors once the priests had taken their share. So there wouldn't have been a slaughterhouse per se.

Answer 4

I'm guessing the pools are for holding blood, an ancient luxury delicacy. Because blood can flow to the lower level, so I'm guess that they are on different levels.