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Persée http://www.persee.fr The Environment and Economy of an Ubaid-Related Settlement on Dalma Island, United Arab Emirates Beech M.J.;Glover E. Glover Emily, Beech Mark J.. The Environment and Economy of an Ubaid-Related Settlement on Dalma Island, United Arab Emirates. In: Paléorient. 2005, Vol. 31 N°1. Anciennes exploitations des mers et des cours d'eau en Asie du Sud-Ouest. Approches environnementales. pp. 97-107. Voir l'article en ligne The environmental and economic evidence from three seasons of excavation (1992-1994) at site DA11, an Ubaid- related settlement on Dalma island, United Arab Emirates is discussed. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the site was occupied during the second half of the 6th and first half of the 5th millennium , The discovery of carbonized date stones (Phoenix dactylifera) at site DA 11 has made an important contribution to the history of early date consumption in the Near East. Animal bones recovered during the excavations indicate that fishing and hunting were of great importance although sheep and goat husbandry was also practised. Gazelle, marine turtle, dugong and dolphin were also occasionally exploited. Fishing seems to have been an important activity with a wide range of species being represented, including inshore as well as pelagic species. Comparing the Dalma fish assemblage with those published in reports in the region suggests that there is some variation in the types of fishes caught in different areas. Other important marine resources utilised at Dalma included marine mollusca. In contrast to contemporary sites on the mainland, DA11 has an unusual range of exploited molluscs, dominated by a few species from exposed rocky shores, cobbles and coarse sand, along with a marked use of pearl oyster from shallow water cobbles and sea grass beds. Molluscs from sheltered lagoon environments, which are common on mid-Holocene sites on the mainland, are entirely absent. Overall this evidence highlights three important points : (1) the variation in fishes caught on broadly contemporary sites within the region which may be due to differences in available habitats between the different areas of the Gulf, (2) the overall patchiness of mollusc distribution along the shore reflects the quite subtle habitat needs of each species with the potential for them to change over time under different climates or other conditions, and (3) such factors must have had a marked effect on the human Avertissement L'éditeur du site « PERSEE » – le Ministère de la jeunesse, de l'éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l'enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation – détient la propriété intellectuelle et les droits d’exploitation. A ce titre il est titulaire des droits d'auteur et du droit sui generis du producteur de bases de données sur ce site conformément à la loi n°98-536 du 1er juillet 1998 relative aux bases de données. Les oeuvres reproduites sur le site « PERSEE » sont protégées par les dispositions générales du Code de la propriété intellectuelle. Droits et devoirs des utilisateurs Pour un usage strictement privé, la simple reproduction du contenu de ce site est libre. Pour un usage scientifique ou pédagogique, à des fins de recherches, d'enseignement ou de communication excluant toute exploitation commerciale, la reproduction et la communication au public du contenu de ce site sont autorisées, sous réserve que celles-ci servent d'illustration, ne soient pas substantielles et ne soient pas expressément limitées (plans ou photographies). La mention Le Ministère de la jeunesse, de

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Perséehttp://www.persee.fr

The Environment and Economy of an Ubaid-Related Settlement on Dalma Island, United

Arab Emirates

Beech M.J.;Glover E.

Glover Emily, Beech Mark J.. The Environment and Economy of an Ubaid-Related Settlement on Dalma Island,

United Arab Emirates. In: Paléorient. 2005, Vol. 31 N°1. Anciennes exploitations des mers et des cours d'eau en Asie

du Sud-Ouest. Approches environnementales. pp. 97-107.

Voir l'article en ligne

The environmental and economic evidence from three seasons of excavation (1992-1994) at site DA11, an Ubaid-

related settlement on Dalma island, United Arab Emirates is discussed. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the site was

occupied during the second half of the 6th and first half of the 5th millennium , The discovery of carbonized date

stones (Phoenix dactylifera) at site DA 11 has made an important contribution to the history of early date consumption

in the Near East. Animal bones recovered during the excavations indicate that fishing and hunting were of great

importance although sheep and goat husbandry was also practised. Gazelle, marine turtle, dugong and dolphin were

also occasionally exploited. Fishing seems to have been an important activity with a wide range of species being

represented, including inshore as well as pelagic species. Comparing the Dalma fish assemblage with those published

in reports in the region suggests that there is some variation in the types of fishes caught in different areas. Other

important marine resources utilised at Dalma included marine mollusca. In contrast to contemporary sites on the

mainland, DA11 has an unusual range of exploited molluscs, dominated by a few species from exposed rocky shores,

cobbles and coarse sand, along with a marked use of pearl oyster from shallow water cobbles and sea grass beds.

Molluscs from sheltered lagoon environments, which are common on mid-Holocene sites on the mainland, are entirely

absent. Overall this evidence highlights three important points : (1) the variation in fishes caught on broadly

contemporary sites within the region which may be due to differences in available habitats between the different areas

of the Gulf, (2) the overall patchiness of mollusc distribution along the shore reflects the quite subtle habitat needs of

each species with the potential for them to change over time under different climates or other conditions, and (3) such

factors must have had a marked effect on the human

AvertissementL'éditeur du site « PERSEE » – le Ministère de la jeunesse, de l'éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l'enseignement supérieur,

Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation – détient la propriété intellectuelle et les droits d’exploitation. A ce titre il est titulaire des

droits d'auteur et du droit sui generis du producteur de bases de données sur ce site conformément à la loi n°98-536 du 1er juillet 1998 relative aux

bases de données.

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