Archaeological landscape and environmental dynamics of duqm and nejd (ARDUQ): Season 2 (2022-2023)
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- Titre
- Archaeological landscape and environmental dynamics of duqm and nejd (ARDUQ): Season 2 (2022-2023)
- Sujet
- Archéologie -- Oman
- Résumé
- In March 2023, an international team of archaeologists, anthropologists and geologists led by the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague successfully completed the second season of the ARDUQ (Archaeological landscape and environmental dynamics of Duqm and Nejd) expedition. Researchers from ten countries took part in fieldwork in two regions of the Sultanate. The first team, based in Duqm (south-central Oman), carried out fieldwork at Nafūn, excavating a Neolithic collective burial and documenting extensive rock art sites, both unique in south-east Arabia. Small test trenches for lithic studies were also carried out. ARDUQ’s investigations reveal a rich archaeological landscape at Duqm with long-term occupation. The second team worked in Dhofar (southern Oman). The team discovered seven Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Rub’ Al Khālī desert, with a high concentration of handaxes. Test trenches on the Nejd plateau revealed stratified Middle Palaeolithic artefacts of Nubian Complex, and samples were taken for optical stimulated luminescence dating. A systematic study of the flint raw material was also initiated. Research at Dhofar will shed new light on the early hominin and anatomically modern human dispersal Out of Africa, a topic of global importance and interest.
- Est une partie de
- Athar: Bulletin of Archaeological Research in the Sultanate of Oman
- numéro
- 1
- pages
- 54-62
- Date
- 2025
- Langue
- eng
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