Kevin Lidour, Mark J. Beech, Daniel Eddisford, Carl S. Phillips, Christoph Schwall, Sabah A. Jasim
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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.
本文介绍了C. S. Phillips在1993年至2001年期间在Kalb ā khal 4(阿联酋沙迦酋长国)进行的考古发掘中获得的考古鱼类遗骸的研究。从Umm an - Nar时期到铁器时代(公元前2700 - 600年),Kalb ā al - 4是一个主要的沿海遗址。该遗址对纪念性建筑、陶器研究和从青铜时代起跨越阿拉伯及其邻近地区的交流网络特别感兴趣。大约5500条鱼的遗骸提供了整个遗址被占领期间渔业经济的资料。有关鱼类的数据补充了以前从其他动物群(包括海洋软体动物、海龟、陆地和海洋哺乳动物)的研究中获得的结果。它们使我们能够记录Kalb ā al - 4以渔业为基础的经济。研究结果强调了对相当有限的鱼类分类的开发,这些鱼类主要分布在珊瑚礁区(石斑鱼、三角鱼、鲷鱼、亮斑帝王鱼、国王鲷鱼)、咸淡水(鲻鱼)和公海(鲭鱼)。这些技术似乎主要涉及使用船上的鱼饵线、渔网和可能的笼子陷阱。讨论包括与在阿拉伯东部青铜时代和铁器时代进行的其他主要鱼类研究的比较。
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In recent years the Arabian peninsula has emerged as one of the major new frontiers of archaeological research in the Old World. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy is a forum for the publication of studies in the archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, and early history of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Both original articles and short communications in English, French, and German are published, ranging in time from prehistory to the Islamic era.