Zooarchaeological Analysis of Sar El-Jisr Faunal Assemblage

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This project analyzes zooarchaeological remains from the late third to early second millennium mortuary complex at Sar El-Jisr, Bahrain. The assemblage is a legacy collection and its analysis will expand on previous research of the Dilmun burial complex, and furthers our understanding of Dilmun as a sociopolitical entity. These implications are relevant at both a local level and beyond, with consideration to Dilmun’s established role as a center of international trade. The primary goal of this analysis is to understand the influence of past humans in the formation of this faunal assemblage, which we relate to the larger relationship between humans and animals at Sar El-Jisr. Finally, this research will also highlight the importance and challenges of reporting and historically situating legacy collections, a pressing problem in modern archaeology.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39500.0