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DOI	10.1080/15564894.2016.1216478
	Seasonal Patterns of Coastal Exploitation on the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia
	Hausmann, Niklas; Meredith-Williams, Matthew
通讯作者	Hausmann, N (corresponding author), Fdn Res & Technol Hellas, Inst Elect Struct & Laser, Nikolaou Plastira 100, Iraklion 70013, Crete, Greece.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ISLAND & COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ISSN	1556-4894
EISSN	1556-1828
出版年	2017
卷号	12 期号:3 页码:360-379
英文摘要	Here we present the results of the analysis of coastal exploitation patterns in the southern Red Sea during the Middle Holocene. We focus on the shell midden cluster of the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia, which comprises over 3,000 shell midden sites. These sites date from 6,500 to 4,500 cal BP and are part of an arid landscape. We focus on one site, JW1727, which provides a snapshot of marine exploitation and will help to understand the use of food resources within the region. Stable isotope values (O-18) were collected from the marine gastropod Conomurex fasciatus (Born 1778), which represents 72% of shell weight of JW1727, in order to reconstruct the season of capture. Results demonstrate that 1) every season is represented within the dataset; and 2) there is increased C. fasciatus deposition during the summer and autumn months. This indicates a diet consisting of C. fasciatus throughout the year in combination with other food sources and an increase of the C. fasciatus component during the arid seasons, possibly linked to the unavailability of vegetation. Additionally, size measurements of C. fasciatus were carried out to examine changes in size distribution throughout the occupation of the site that could be related to overexploitation of C. fasciatus. However, no significant trends could be observed. In sum, the results suggest a sustainable and constant habitation of the Farasan Islands despite the highly arid conditions.
英文关键词	Arabia coastal archaeology oxygen isotopes seasonality shell midden
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000410931800003
WOS关键词	SAN-FRANCISCO BAY ; TIERRA-DEL-FUEGO ; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS ; SHELLS ; AGE
WOS类目	Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/361653
作者单位	[Hausmann, Niklas] Fdn Res & Technol Hellas, Inst Elect Struct & Laser, Nikolaou Plastira 100, Iraklion 70013, Crete, Greece; [Hausmann, Niklas; Meredith-Williams, Matthew] Univ York, BioArCh Dept Archaeol, York, N Yorkshire, England; [Meredith-Williams, Matthew] La Trobe Univ, Dept Hist & Archaeol, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hausmann, Niklas,Meredith-Williams, Matthew. Seasonal Patterns of Coastal Exploitation on the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia[J],2017,12(3):360-379.
APA	Hausmann, Niklas,&Meredith-Williams, Matthew.(2017).Seasonal Patterns of Coastal Exploitation on the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia.JOURNAL OF ISLAND & COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGY,12(3),360-379.
MLA	Hausmann, Niklas,et al."Seasonal Patterns of Coastal Exploitation on the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia".JOURNAL OF ISLAND & COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGY 12.3(2017):360-379.