Taming the Great Desert : : Adam in the Prehistory of Oman / / Guillaume Gernez & Jessica Giraud.
This is the first monograph to present research at the Adam oasis, located at the margins of the Rub Al-Khali desert, Oman. Major periods are described, with evidence of Palaeolithic occupation, Neolithic settlements, Early and Middle Bronze Age necropolises, and Iron Age ritual sites. An ethnograph...
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Superior document: | The archaeological heritage of Oman |
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Place / Publishing House: | Muscat : : Ministry of Heritage and Culture,, 2017. |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Archaeological heritage of Oman.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (145 pages) :; illustrations. |
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505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Archaeology in Adam from the first steps to the latest discoveries and methods. Ten years of resear -- Geoarchaeological investigation in the Adam region. A regional study of past human/environment inte -- Palaeolithic period in the Sufrat Valley. The first inhabitants of Adam -- Neolithic sites near Jabal Salakh -- The new funerary landscape during the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in Adam, Jabal Sa -- A tale of two graveyards. The excavations of protohistoric funerary sites in Adam -- The Iron Age in Adam. The discovery of a ritual complex near Jabal Mudhmar -- Water-sharing techniques of Falaj Al-Māleh in Adam -- Prehistoric and protohistoric heritage in Adam. A challenge for the future -- Bibliography -- Index -- Logos -- Back cover. | |
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