event · evt_nafun_shell_midden_use
Intermittent use of the Nafūn shell-midden complex
Coastal communities repeatedly used the Nafūn complex for marine exploitation, habitation and interaction with inland systems.
What is the evidence?
observation
Coastal communities repeatedly used the Nafūn complex for marine exploitation, habitation and interaction with inland systems.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1012 BCE–536 BCE
Precision: calibrated range
Chronology model: Nafūn calibrated sequence
highPublished radiocarbon results span approximately 1012–536 cal BCE and cross the release endpoint.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
The First Investigation of an Iron Age Shell Midden in Oman: The Nafūn Complex — Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Dominik Chlachula, Dennys Frenez, Elena Maini, David Daněček, Jakub Trubač, Helen David-Cuny, Roman Garba (2024)Provides the coastal subsistence and inland-link evidence.
Locator: Excavation and artefact results - supports · dates
The First Investigation of an Iron Age Shell Midden in Oman: The Nafūn Complex — Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Dominik Chlachula, Dennys Frenez, Elena Maini, David Daněček, Jakub Trubač, Helen David-Cuny, Roman Garba (2024)Provides the calibrated range.
Locator: Radiocarbon results; 1012–536 cal BCE
Interpretation and caveats
Nafūn shows coastal expertise and regional connectivity. It does not by itself establish blue-water voyaging or a later classical port system.
Event context
Classification
Event type: coastal subsistence and exchange
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Nafūn shell-midden complex, Dhofar, Western Indian Ocean connections
Why it matters to the timeline
The event supplies rare securely dated coastal evidence in Oman and extends slightly beyond 800 BCE as a direct consequence sequence.
Research notes
- Provides the calibrated range. Role: dates. Locator: Radiocarbon results; 1012–536 cal BCE.
- Provides the coastal subsistence and inland-link evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Excavation and artefact results.
Evidence and sources
- supports · dates
The First Investigation of an Iron Age Shell Midden in Oman: The Nafūn Complex — Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Dominik Chlachula, Dennys Frenez, Elena Maini, David Daněček, Jakub Trubač, Helen David-Cuny, Roman Garba (2024)Provides the calibrated range.
Locator: Radiocarbon results; 1012–536 cal BCE - supports · provides archaeological observation
The First Investigation of an Iron Age Shell Midden in Oman: The Nafūn Complex — Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Dominik Chlachula, Dennys Frenez, Elena Maini, David Daněček, Jakub Trubač, Helen David-Cuny, Roman Garba (2024)Provides the coastal subsistence and inland-link evidence.
Locator: Excavation and artefact results
Referenced records
- Dhofar · entity
- Western Indian Ocean connections · entity
- Nafūn shell-midden complex · entity
- Date assertion for evt_nafun_shell_midden_use · date assertion