Book contents
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Quaternary of the Levant
- Part I: The Evolution of Current Landscapes and Basins
- Part II: Palaeoclimates
- Part III: Archaeology of Human Evolution
- Part IV: Palaeoecology
- 38 Palaeolithic Vegetal Diet in the Southern Levant
- 39 Pollen as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Levant
- 40 The Archaeozoological Record in a Changing Environment of the Late Middle to the Late Pleistocene
- 41 Biogeography and Palaeoecology of the Early Pleistocene Large Mammals in the Levant
- 42 The Kaleidoscope of Mammalian Faunas during the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene in the Southern Levant
- 43 Fish Exploitation during the Quaternary
- 44 The Exploitation of Aquatic Resources during the Quaternary
- 45 Fossil-Based Reconstructions of Ancient Water Bodies in the Levantine Deserts
- Part V: Quaternary Geomorphology
- Part VI: Humans in the Levant
- Index
- Plate section
- References
43 - Fish Exploitation during the Quaternary
Recent Knowledge
from Part IV: - Palaeoecology
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Book contents
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Quaternary of the Levant
- Part I: The Evolution of Current Landscapes and Basins
- Part II: Palaeoclimates
- Part III: Archaeology of Human Evolution
- Part IV: Palaeoecology
- 38 Palaeolithic Vegetal Diet in the Southern Levant
- 39 Pollen as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Levant
- 40 The Archaeozoological Record in a Changing Environment of the Late Middle to the Late Pleistocene
- 41 Biogeography and Palaeoecology of the Early Pleistocene Large Mammals in the Levant
- 42 The Kaleidoscope of Mammalian Faunas during the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene in the Southern Levant
- 43 Fish Exploitation during the Quaternary
- 44 The Exploitation of Aquatic Resources during the Quaternary
- 45 Fossil-Based Reconstructions of Ancient Water Bodies in the Levantine Deserts
- Part V: Quaternary Geomorphology
- Part VI: Humans in the Levant
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
This is a diachronic review on the role of fish to ancient societies, from the Lower Palaeolithic to the agricultural revolution (Pre-Pottery Neolithic) in the southern Levant. The review is based upon published and unpublished data on fish remains recovered from coastal and inland archaeological sites. The review demonstrates that despite paucity of studies, fish and fishing had an important role since the Lower Palaeolithic. Evidence exists for consistent exploitation of freshwater fish since the Lower Palaeolithic until the Natufian period. The appearance of marine fish exploitation parallels the decrease in freshwater fish exploitation. Still, the observed changes require further investigation as it may still be biased by recovery methods and luck of fish analyses. In all, there is no doubt that aquatic habitat were an important and diverse economic resource that enlarged early population’s economic stability.
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- Quaternary of the LevantEnvironments, Climate Change, and Humans, pp. 369 - 376Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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