The first investigation of an Iron Age shell midden in Oman: The Nafūn complex

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61389005%3A_____%2F24%3A00586149" target="_blank" >RIV/61389005:_____/24:00586149 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68081758:_____/24:00584365 RIV/67985912:_____/24:00584365 RIV/00216208:11310/24:10487101

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104501" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104501</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104501" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104501</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The first investigation of an Iron Age shell midden in Oman: The Nafūn complex

Original language description

The Nafun shell midden complex is a cluster of eight shell mounds in al-Wusta Governorate (south-central Oman). Located 40 km north of Duqm, the shell midden is part of a unique cultural landscape encompassing a variety of archaeological features. With a total of 207 recorded archaeological sites, the Nafun area emerges as a significant site for studying the Early and Late Iron Age communities in south-central Oman. The first investigations of the shell midden were conducted between 2019 and 2022. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples from the site provided a date range of 1012-536 BCE (cal. 2 sigma), aligning with the Iron Age II (1000-600 BCE) material culture. Together with stratigraphic observations, this indicates that the midden was intermittently occupied for at least 500 years. Additional evidence indicates that there was also activity in the area during the Late Iron Age, evidenced by the presence of a large rock art site, circular stone burial mounds and numerous clusters of trilith stone monuments along the wadi Nafun route, with a source of drinking water 3 km from the coast. Such findings underscore the importance of Nafun as a significant site for enduring socio-economic and cultural contacts, strategically located at the mouth of the wadi that connects with the Indian Ocean. The effective utilisation of marine resources by the local communities not only supported their economic and subsistence needs but also fostered strong economic, social and cultural connections with the inland regions. Furthermore, it facilitated their active engagement in long-distance trade and interactions along the coastal areas. The unique combination of sites and the fusion of elements from both northern Oman and Dhofar make Nafun an intriguing and, so far, undocumented intersection along the long-distance routes connecting the northern and southern cultural circles.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000728" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000728: Ultra-trace isotope research in social and environmental studies using accelerator mass spectrometry</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

ISSN

2352-409X

e-ISSN

2352-409X

Volume of the periodical

55

Issue of the periodical within the volume

MAY

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

104501

UT code for WoS article

001219267100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85188929754