Early line and hook fishing at the Epipaleolithic site of Jordan River Dureijat (Northern Israel).

ABSTRACT: Nineteen broken and complete bone fish hooks and six grooved stones recovered from the Epipaleolithic site of Jordan River Dureijat in the Hula Valley of Israel represent the largest collection of fishing technology from the Epipaleolithic and Paleolithic periods. Although Jordan River Dureijat was occupied throughout the Epipaleolithic (~20-10 kya the fish hooks appear only at the later stage of this period (15,000-12,000 cal BP). This paper presents a multidimensional study of the hooks, grooved stones, site context, and the fish assemblage from macro and micro perspectives following technological, use wear, residue and zooarchaeological approaches. The study of the fish hooks reveals significant variability in hook size, shape and feature type and provides the first evidence that severa

SUBMITTER: Pedergnana A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494375 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature