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The camel remains from site HD-6 (Ra's al-Hadd, Sultanate of Oman) : an opportunity for a critical review of dromedary findings in eastern Arabia.
Identifier
DOI: 10.5252/az2014n2a04
Contributors
Carletti, Michela., Author
Tosi, Maurizio., Author
Publisher
L'Homme et l'Animal, Societe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire (HASRI).
Gregorian
2014-12
Language
English
Subject
English abstract
Bone remains of camel (Camelus dromedarius) have been found in several sites of south-eastern Arabia, dating from the Late Holocene period to the Bronze Age, and generally attributed to wild animals. The new camel finds from the Early Bronze Age site of Ra's al-Hadd (HD-6) - dated with radiocarbon technique between 2890-2580 BC - are the oldest camel evidence in the Sultanate of Oman. This discovery represents an opportunity for a critical review of all available data in the Arabian Peninsula. These remains are important because widen our knowledge about camel spreading trajectory and raise an obvious question about its domestication or wild status. This study contributes to the debate about camel status and the relationship between late prehistoric communities and this animal.
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ISSN
0761-3032
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Journal articles