Découverte d'un site prehistorique d'abattage de dugongs a Umm al‐Qaiwain (Emirats Arabes Unis)

摘要: A sea-cow butchery site from the fourth and fifth millenia was discovered on Akab island in Umm al-Qaiwain (United Arab Emirates). The remains of these Sirenians are extremely numerous mixed with fish bones, marine shells archaeological material, namely notched net-sinking pebbles, pebbles used as hammerstones for shell crushing, a large bone awl, some flint artifacts (including carved flake core), discoid beads, an important sample rod-shaped soapstone objects unknown function.