Preliminary report on fish remains from the 18th- and 19th-century pearl fishing and trading settlement of Al Zubārah, Qatar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9356171 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Yeomans (0000-0002-5180-8902, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 381-388 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14614103.2015.1115243 |
| OpenAlex | W2196798499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper presents initial results of continuing work on the fish remains from excavations at Al Zubārah in northwest Qatar. Al Zubārah flourished as a political, cultural and economic hub during the 18th and 19th centuries following the establishment of a settlement by the cUtūb tribe from Kuwait. Comparison is made between faunal material from contexts dating to the initial settlement of the site in the mid 18th century and occupation deposits from houses inhabited once the town was at the height of its importance as a trading centre. This allows comparison of fishing strategies employed as the town expanded, cultural changes in the preference of fish and the effects on the marine environment as the town's population grew. Analysis also examines evidence for the preparation of fish within the houses and cooking practices
Archaeology · Business · Economic history · Excavation · Fish · Fishery · Fishing · Fishing industry · Fur trade · Geography · Pearl · Political science · Population · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Tribe · Work (physics · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Demography · Engineering · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |