Publication Date
4,000 BC
Publication Place
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National Museum of Oman
Subject
Chlorite with overhanging nacre
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول : 19 سم ، الوزن : 25 غرام
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2012,887
Record ID
object;EPM;on;Mus21;6;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Oman
Date
4,000 BC
Notes
In the fishing communities of Ras Al Hamra (6000-4000 BC), archaeologists have uncovered 14 prehistoric sites in the Ras Al Hamra area, which is known today as Muscat. These sites date from 6,000 to 4,000 BC. The sites, commonly known as middens, consist of stratified deposits resulting from food preparation and consumption by local organisms, including shells, fish remains and the bones of marine organisms and mammals. The fishing communities that settled in the Ras Al Hamra area at that time exploited the environmental resources associated with the sea and the shade of mangroves, and were also able to obtain internal resources through Wadi Adi. The material culture of these early communities is represented by finds of tools and adornments made of shells (necklaces, beads and fishing hooks), mammalian bones (beads, bait heads and hooks) and stones (beads, earrings and stone craft). This piece is another example of the circular dot design.
Sample Text
“A decade” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;6;ar
