Ra's al-Hamra-6 (Holocene of Oman)

Also known as RH-6

Where: Oman (23.6° N, 58.5° E: paleocoordinates 23.6° N, 58.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• Several studies (Marcucci et al., 2014: fig. 2; Marcucci, 2015: 350–353) have concluded that the thick, well-packed layers of marine shells and fish bones that constitute the RH-6 midden are the result of intense prehistoric, year-round exploitation of lagoon and marine animals; the evidence supporting this proposition includes: remains interpreted as ancient features (e.g., post holes, hearths, refuse pits) and human burials, as well as hard objects, interpreted to have been made or modified by human agency (“artifacts”) (e.g., widely found net sinkers, fish hooks, and gorges), and also remains of living organisms, interpreted to have been impacted in diverse ways by human agency (“ecofacts”) (e.g., numerous hearths with concentrated remains of molluscs and fishes—signs of food preparation)

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic, midden

Collected in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: J. Frazier, V. Azzara, O. Munoz, L. G. Marcucci, E. Badel, F. Genchi, M. Cattani, M. Tosi, and M. Delfino. 2018. Remains of Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, at Mid-Late Holocene archaeological sites in coastal Oman: clues of past worlds. PeerJ 1-34 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 198544: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 17.12.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea Vandelli 1761 Leatherback sea turtle