The exploitation of marine resources at Saruq al‐Hadid
Insights into the movement of people and resources in Bronze and Iron Age south‐eastern Arabia
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Marine resources were an integral and consistent component of subsistence strategies employed in south‐eastern Arabia throughout late prehistory. Of particular interest is the movement of these resources from the coast to interior sites and the implications of this movement for transhumance and trade in the region during this period. Marine species were frequently identified in the faunal assemblage from the inland site of Saruq al‐Hadid, dating from the Bronze Age to Early Iron Age (c.2000–c.800 BCE). This included marine fish species, along with two cormorant species ( Phalacrocorax sp.) and several fragments of dugong ( Dugong dugon ). Twenty‐seven families of marine shell were also identified in the remains recovered from the site. The presence of these remains at this inland site demonstrates that resources were frequently moved from the coast to the interior throughout Saruq al‐Hadid’s occupation, indicative of their enduring significance in subsistence strategies employed at the site. This paper presents the results of zooarchaeological analysis of these remains and discusses the significance of their presence at Saruq al‐Hadid, with reference to subsistence, craft production and intra‐regional exchange during the Bronze and Iron Ages
Agriculture · Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Biology · Bronze · Fishery · Geography · Invertebrate · Marine conservation · Prehistory · Subsistence agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
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