The prehistoric fisher-gatherers of the western coast of the Arabian Sea

A Case of Seasonal Sedentarization

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3919010
AutoresPaolo Biagi (0000-0002-5948-296X, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, autor de correspondencia), Renato Nisbet (Torino e-district)
Año2006
Volumen38
Número2
Páginas220-238
Fecha de publicación2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438240600708188
OpenAlexW1996539252
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas29
Referencias citadas26

The analysis of the settlement structures, material culture\nassemblages and handicraft activities ofthe aceramic, fifth millennium BP shell middens of the coast of Oman has shown that sedentarization had already taken place in this area among the Middle Holocene fisher/gatherers. These observations have been possible thanks to the study of four settlements and their habitation structures that indicate the relative permanence of their inhabitants throughout a long period of\nthe year, at least during the autumn and winter months. The archaeological evidence for seasonal movements towards the regions of the interior is very limited, although ethnographic parallels would suggest that they occurred at least in the summer. Of particular importance are the observations regarding thehandicraft activities. They show that some of the sites were related to the production of specific prestige and utilitarian goods such as polished stone earrings, different types of necklace beads and marine shell fishhooks

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cove · Ethnography · Geography · Handicraft · Human settlement · Period (music · Prehistory · Prestige · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology