Taming the Great Desert : : Adam in the Prehistory of Oman / / Guillaume Gernez & Jessica Giraud.

• Superior document: The archaeological heritage of Oman
• VerfasserIn: Gernez, Guillaume,; Giraud, Jessica,
• TeilnehmendeR: Giraud, Jessica,
• Place / Publishing House: Muscat : : Ministry of Heritage and Culture,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeological heritage of Oman.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (145 pages) :; illustrations.

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 ethnographic study of traditional water sharing is included.

Table of Contents

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.