Presentation of the earliest AMS dates for the shell middens of lake Siranda in Balochistan and c... more Presentation of the earliest AMS dates for the shell middens of lake Siranda in Balochistan and comparison with the results obtained from the Oman coast
as Gadani is located some 50 km northwest of Karachi, in Las Bela district of Balochistan (Pakist... more as Gadani is located some 50 km northwest of Karachi, in Las Bela district of Balochistan (Pakistan). It Ras Gadani and Phuari were surveyed in the 2000s by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Las Bela and Lower Sindh. The discovery of a few sites on the two headlands has shown the importance of the Las Bela coast for the archaeology of the northern Arabian Sea. Both capes were already known for their complex geological history, the presence of Bela Ophiolite outcrops and Parh Limestone formations containing good quality red flint nodules, which were exploited at least since the beginning of the Holocene. The recent surveys have led to the discovery of a few shell scatters, whose characteristics, material culture remains and radiocarbon dating have contributed to improving our knowledge of the peopling of the coastal region during two main periods of prehistory and history. is separated from Ra's Phuari, some 3.5 km to the south, by a strip that runs in a NNE-SSW direction, in...
... In order to understand the analytical approach adopted in the present work, it should be reme... more ... In order to understand the analytical approach adopted in the present work, it should be remembered that shells are an excellent example of natural composite material, mainly formed by CaCO 3 (more than 95 wt%) as aragonite or calcite, whilst less than 5% is represented by ...
Summary - Th e paper discusses the mollusc remains fr om the Mesolithic site of Galgenbühel/Dos d... more Summary - Th e paper discusses the mollusc remains fr om the Mesolithic site of Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca, a rockshelter located at Salorno/Salurn (Bolzano) in the Adige Valley. Th e site was excavated by the Uffi cio Beni Archeologici della Provincia di Bolzano, and is of particular interest because of its long continuous occupation fr om the middle 9th to the middle 8th millennium BC cal. Th e shelter was inhabited by Sauveterrian groups devoted to fi shing, hunting and gathering. Th e accumulation of fallen land snails fr om the rockshelterledge is signifi cant and provide information on the environment around the site. Th e fr equency of terrestrial molluscs changed in the course of nearly 1000 years. In the upper part of the deposit the land snails fr om close forest, related to litt er, increased. Human gathering activity is confi rmed by the presence of fr eshwater molluscs that can primarily be referred to Unio cf. mancus and to other aquatic species. Th ey denote the exploitation of areas of the valley characterized by slow-fl owing waters and temporary pools.. Key words: land-snails, fr eshwater mollusc communities, environment, Mesolithic, Adige Valley.
Presentation of the earliest AMS dates for the shell middens of lake Siranda in Balochistan and c... more Presentation of the earliest AMS dates for the shell middens of lake Siranda in Balochistan and comparison with the results obtained from the Oman coast
as Gadani is located some 50 km northwest of Karachi, in Las Bela district of Balochistan (Pakist... more as Gadani is located some 50 km northwest of Karachi, in Las Bela district of Balochistan (Pakistan). It Ras Gadani and Phuari were surveyed in the 2000s by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Las Bela and Lower Sindh. The discovery of a few sites on the two headlands has shown the importance of the Las Bela coast for the archaeology of the northern Arabian Sea. Both capes were already known for their complex geological history, the presence of Bela Ophiolite outcrops and Parh Limestone formations containing good quality red flint nodules, which were exploited at least since the beginning of the Holocene. The recent surveys have led to the discovery of a few shell scatters, whose characteristics, material culture remains and radiocarbon dating have contributed to improving our knowledge of the peopling of the coastal region during two main periods of prehistory and history. is separated from Ra's Phuari, some 3.5 km to the south, by a strip that runs in a NNE-SSW direction, in...
... In order to understand the analytical approach adopted in the present work, it should be reme... more ... In order to understand the analytical approach adopted in the present work, it should be remembered that shells are an excellent example of natural composite material, mainly formed by CaCO 3 (more than 95 wt%) as aragonite or calcite, whilst less than 5% is represented by ...
Summary - Th e paper discusses the mollusc remains fr om the Mesolithic site of Galgenbühel/Dos d... more Summary - Th e paper discusses the mollusc remains fr om the Mesolithic site of Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca, a rockshelter located at Salorno/Salurn (Bolzano) in the Adige Valley. Th e site was excavated by the Uffi cio Beni Archeologici della Provincia di Bolzano, and is of particular interest because of its long continuous occupation fr om the middle 9th to the middle 8th millennium BC cal. Th e shelter was inhabited by Sauveterrian groups devoted to fi shing, hunting and gathering. Th e accumulation of fallen land snails fr om the rockshelterledge is signifi cant and provide information on the environment around the site. Th e fr equency of terrestrial molluscs changed in the course of nearly 1000 years. In the upper part of the deposit the land snails fr om close forest, related to litt er, increased. Human gathering activity is confi rmed by the presence of fr eshwater molluscs that can primarily be referred to Unio cf. mancus and to other aquatic species. Th ey denote the exploitation of areas of the valley characterized by slow-fl owing waters and temporary pools.. Key words: land-snails, fr eshwater mollusc communities, environment, Mesolithic, Adige Valley.
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Salorno/Salurn (Bolzano) in the Adige Valley. Th e site was excavated by the Uffi cio Beni Archeologici della Provincia di Bolzano, and
is of particular interest because of its long continuous occupation fr om the middle 9th to the middle 8th millennium BC cal. Th e shelter was
inhabited by Sauveterrian groups devoted to fi shing, hunting and gathering. Th e accumulation of fallen land snails fr om the rockshelterledge
is signifi cant and provide information on the environment around the site. Th e fr equency of terrestrial molluscs changed in the course
of nearly 1000 years. In the upper part of the deposit the land snails fr om close forest, related to litt er, increased. Human gathering activity is
confi rmed by the presence of fr eshwater molluscs that can primarily be referred to Unio cf. mancus and to other aquatic species. Th ey denote
the exploitation of areas of the valley characterized by slow-fl owing waters and temporary pools..
Key words: land-snails, fr eshwater mollusc communities, environment, Mesolithic, Adige Valley.
Salorno/Salurn (Bolzano) in the Adige Valley. Th e site was excavated by the Uffi cio Beni Archeologici della Provincia di Bolzano, and
is of particular interest because of its long continuous occupation fr om the middle 9th to the middle 8th millennium BC cal. Th e shelter was
inhabited by Sauveterrian groups devoted to fi shing, hunting and gathering. Th e accumulation of fallen land snails fr om the rockshelterledge
is signifi cant and provide information on the environment around the site. Th e fr equency of terrestrial molluscs changed in the course
of nearly 1000 years. In the upper part of the deposit the land snails fr om close forest, related to litt er, increased. Human gathering activity is
confi rmed by the presence of fr eshwater molluscs that can primarily be referred to Unio cf. mancus and to other aquatic species. Th ey denote
the exploitation of areas of the valley characterized by slow-fl owing waters and temporary pools..
Key words: land-snails, fr eshwater mollusc communities, environment, Mesolithic, Adige Valley.