Fish processing along the Nile. A shell tool from the Middle Kingdom of Elephantine Island, Egypt

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104908

Giuseppina Mutri , Johanna Sigl

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Abstract

A valve of Chambardia sp. from the Middle Kingdom levels of the settlement on Elephantine Island showed bare-eye signs of use on the longest margin and a dark-greasy residue on the main use-related scars. Use-wear and residue analysis, verified through a targeted experimental activity, suggested that the shell was used to scrape the skin of a fish to eliminate the scales as well as to cut into the skin and meat in the process of butchering. This paper aims to open a window on the everyday activities carried out in the Middle Kingdom of Elephantine Island.

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports ARCHAEOLOGY-

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3.10

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12.50%

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405

期刊介绍： Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports is aimed at archaeologists and scientists engaged with the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. The journal focuses on the results of the application of scientific methods to archaeological problems and debates. It will provide a forum for reviews and scientific debate of issues in scientific archaeology and their impact in the wider subject. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports will publish papers of excellent archaeological science, with regional or wider interest. This will include case studies, reviews and short papers where an established scientific technique sheds light on archaeological questions and debates.