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Title: The bird remains from Saruq al-Hadid: Insights into human activity and the environment in late prehistoric southeastern Arabia
Contributor(s): Roberts, James  (author); Weeks, Lloyd  (author)orcid ; Fillios, Melanie  (author)orcid ; Cable, Charlotte  (author)orcid ; al-Aali, Yaaqoub Yousef (author); Boraik, Mansour (author); Zein, Hassan (author)
Publication Date: 2020-03-30
Early Online Version: 2020-03-19
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.03.021
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28857
Abstract: Excavations at Saruq al-Hadid, a late prehistoric (c.2000 BCE – c.800 BCE) site located in the Emirate of Dubai, U.A.E., have recovered several tonnes of animal bone. Due to a thorough sieving and retention strategy the remains of a range of taxa were collected, from camels to rodents. Within this wealth of material several dozen fragments of a variety of bird species were identified that have given a unique insight into human activity in the interior of southeastern Arabia; from sea birds (an unexpected find, given that the site is 40 km away from the current coastline), to a fragment of raptor that might reflect early hunting practices. The presence of certain bird species in the remains may also be indicative of the site's past environment and suggests it was likely different to the sparsely vegetated mobile dune field it is today. This paper outlines these remains, from their excavation to their analysis. The insights they provide into the nature of the occupation at Saruq al-Hadid are discussed, thereby demonstrating the great utility of studying even a relatively small assemblage of archaeological bird remains.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Quaternary International, v.543, p. 71-76
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1873-4553
1040-6182
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 210105 Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 430102 Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas
430101 Archaeological science
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130702 Understanding Asia’s past
280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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