The camel remains from site HD-6 (Ra's al-Hadd, Sultanate of Oman)
An opportunity for a critical review of dromedary findings in eastern arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14814217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antonio Curci (0000-0001-6403-9359, University of Bologna), Michela Carletti (University of Bologna), Maurizio Tosi (University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-22 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropozoologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0761-3032 • E-ISSN: 2107-0881 |
| Publisher | Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5252/az2014n2a04 |
| OpenAlex | W2055721979 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Bone remains of camel (Camelus dromedarius) have been found in several sites of south-eastern Arabia, dating from the Late Holocene period to the Bronze Age, and generally attributed to wild animals. The new camel finds from the Early Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Hadd (HD-6) - dated with radiocarbon technique between 2890-2580 BC - are the oldest camel evidence in the Sultanate of Oman. This discovery represents an opportunity for a critical review of all available data in the Arabian Peninsula. These remains are important because widen our knowledge about camel spreading trajectory and raise an obvious question about its domestication or wild status. This study contributes to the debate about camel status and the relationship between late prehistoric communities and this animal
Ancient history · Archaeology · Biology · Bronze Age · Domestication · Geography · Holocene · Peninsula · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient Near East History · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |