Kevin Lidour
A Bronze to Iron Age fishing economy at Kalbāʾ 4 (Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Lidour, Kevin; Beech, Mark J.; Eddisford, Daniel; Phillips, Carl S.; Schwall, Christoph; Jasim, Sabah A.
Authors
Mark J. Beech
Daniel Eddisford d.m.eddisford@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy
Carl S. Phillips
Christoph Schwall
Sabah A. Jasim
Abstract
This paper represents a study of archaeological fish remains retrieved from the excavations conducted by C. S. Phillips between 1993 and 2001 at Kalbāʾ 4 (Emirate of Sharjah, UAE). Kalbāʾ 4 is a major coastal site that was continuously occupied from the Umm an-Nar period to the Iron Age (c. 2700–600 BCE). The site is of particular interest regarding monumental architecture, pottery studies and exchange networks across Arabia and its neighbouring regions from the Bronze Age onwards. A corpus of about 5500 fish remains provides information on fishing economies during the entire occupation of the site. Data regarding fish complement results previously obtained from the study of other fauna including marine molluscs, sea turtles, terrestrial and marine mammals. They allow us to document a fishing-based economy at Kalbāʾ 4. The results highlight the exploitation of a quite limited range of fish taxa associated mostly with reef areas (groupers, trevallies, snappers, spangled emperors, King soldierbreams), brackish waters (mullets) and the open sea (scombrids). The techniques seem to have mainly involved the use of baited lines from boats, fishing nets and possibly cage traps. The discussion includes comparisons with the other main fish studies conducted for the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Eastern Arabia.
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Lidour, K., Beech, M. J., Eddisford, D., Phillips, C. S., Schwall, C., & Jasim, S. A. (2023). A Bronze to Iron Age fishing economy at Kalbāʾ 4 (Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates). Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 34(1), 44-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/aae.12227
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 8, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 23, 2023 |
Publication Date | Oct 10, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Feb 7, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 7, 2024 |
Journal | Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy |
Print ISSN | 0905-7196 |
Electronic ISSN | 1600-0471 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 44-62 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/aae.12227 |
Keywords | General Arts and Humanities; Archeology |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2228788 |
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