Ra's al-Hamra-6: Holocene, Oman
collected 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Dermochelyidae
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Dermochelys coriacea
(Vandelli 1761)
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Geography
| Country: | Oman |
| Coordinates: | 23.6° North, 58.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 23.6° North, 58.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 5996 to 5830 YBP (14C (calibrated)) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Lithology description: 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) | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic,midden |
| Degree of concentration: | -multiple events |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
| Spatial resolution: | allochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | RH-6 | ||
| Database number: | 198544 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2018-12-17 08:48:20 | Last modified: | 2018-12-17 08:48:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-12-17 08:48:20 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 67588. | 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] |