RT journal article
T1 Shellfish Gatherers at the Mid-Holocene Settlement of KHB-1 (Phase Seventh Millennium BC), Ra's al-Khabbah (Ash Sharqiyah Region, Sultanate of Oman)
A1 Benítez Gale, Manuel Alejandro
A1 Cantillo Duarte, Juan Jesús
A1 Ramos Muñoz, José Francisco
A1 Cavulli, Fabio
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 archaeomalacology
K1 economic activities
K1 Holocene
K1 settlement
K1 Sultanate of Oman
AB The paper summarises the results from the study of the marine fauna documented in the Holocene site of KHB‐1, Phase 0,corresponding to the seventh millennium BC, as the earliest recorded occupation of the settlement. Situated along the coast on amarine terrace in the Ash Sharqiyah region (Sultanate of Oman). The archaeomalacological record is presented for units 120,131 and 140, from a structure filled by silty sediment mixed with shells midden remains. We present a morphological,taxonomic and taphonomic study of the archaeomalacological record, assessing possible areas of origin of the species consumed. This study confirms previous studies on the economic activities of these societies, which continued to have importanthunter–gatherer practices, but with a great dedication to the exploitation of coastal resources (sea and lagoon). Basically,archaeomalacological material has been documented from this phase, as well as the remains of a shell midden, which have beenthe product of human consumption. This confirms the strong relationship with the exploitation of the marine resources of thesite, which will be confirmed in later phases of the site’s occupation.
PB Wiley
SN 1600-0471
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39249
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39249
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 04-nov-2026