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Taming the Great Desert

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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gernez, Guillaume
Other Authors: Giraud, Jessica
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2019.
Series:Archaeological Heritage of Oman Ser.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (145 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-125) and index.
ISBN:1789691818
9781789691818