In the land of the Ichthyophagi: Modelling fish exploitation in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman from the 5th millennium BC to the Late Islamic periodPaper presented at the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh - 19-21 July 2001
Mark J. BeechDepartment of Archaeology, University of York, The King's Manor, York YO1 7EP, U.K. ( E-mail: mjb117@york.ac.uk )ABSTRACT This paper will summarise the conclusions of my recently completed doctoral
thesis concerning ancient marine resource exploitation in SE Arabia. The
primary data for this study are 23 archaeological fish bone assemblages
from sites located in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with a particular
focus on the southern Gulf region and the present day coastline of the
United Arab Emirates. Various techniques were used to model the regional
variability in archaeological fish bone assemblages. These include standard
zooarchaeological quantification techniques as well as various biological
modelling tools. The significance of the overall results will be discussed
along with their importance for understanding prehistoric and historic
subsistence strategies in SE Arabia.
[ HOME - WHATS NEW - RESEARCH - PUBLICATIONS - PROFILE - USEFUL LINKS - FUN ] |