Remains of Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, at Mid-Late Holocene archaeological sites in coastal Oman: clues of past worlds

Remains of Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, at Mid-Late Holocene archaeological sites in coastal Oman: clues of past worlds

Small, irregular isolated bones identified as remains of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) were recovered from Mid to Late Holocene sites at Ra’s al-Hamra and Ra’s al-Hadd, coastal Oman. These provide the third instance of this animal being documented from any prehistoric site anywhere, and...

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Main Authors: John G. Frazier, Valentina Azzarà, Olivia Munoz, Lapo Gianni Marcucci, Emilie Badel, Francesco Genchi, Maurizio Cattani, Maurizio Tosi, Massimo Delfino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-12-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Bronze Age
Ra’s al-Hamra
Neolithic
Zooarcheology
Ossicles
Taphonomy
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6123.pdf

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