Second season of prehistoric investigations in the Qumayrah Valley, Oman

Białowarczuk, Marcin; Szymczak, Agnieszka

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0013.2009

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“…They are uniform in size and weight, and made of thick flakes or tabular nodules. The same technology of production is attested by the mentioned incomplete point (Białowarczuk & Szymczak, 2018) and one found at QA 2. Determining their chronology is difficult due to the paucity of analogies and their diverse dating.…”

Section: Lithic Finds From the Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 55%

“…/2) which covers a flat saddle of c. 1000 m 2 between two hills located just 120 m NW from QA 2. A 1 m 2 sounding confirmed the existence of a c. 0.3 m thick deposit with various flint waste flakes, accumulated on a limestone bedrock (Białowarczuk & Szymczak, : fig. 7).…”

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Four small trenches were also dug on three flanks of the site, proving that although it is strongly deflated, some cultural deposits survived there. It was c. 15–20 cm thick, but gradually thinned towards the south and east (Białowarczuk, ; Białowarczuk & Szymczak, ). Two separate deposits can be distinguished here: context (001) is a surface deposit c. 5 cm thick, which consists of abundant gravels and pebbles with an admixture of lithics – a typical result of deflation and erosion of topmost layers of occupation.…”

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The third site is QA 12 located c. 0.5 km NW from the other two (Fig. /2), on a wide, flat top of an alluvial fan (Białowarczuk & Szymczak, : fig. 9).…”

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The analyzed assemblage of 60 pieces contained only 24 retouched tools (Table ). Only 26 artifacts, mostly small flake blanks, waste debitage, two small blade blanks and three retouched tools came from a small test pit which contained a single homogeneous layer, about 30 cm thick (see Białowarczuk & Szymczak, : fig. 8).…”

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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New Neolithic sites in the western al‐Hajar mountains

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A new archaeological project in the western al-Hajar Mountains in northern Oman involves a systematic survey of the small valley of Qumayrah and excavation of selected sites. Two field seasons revealed a number of Neolithic settlement traces. Three newly discovered sites were excavated, two of which proved to be stratified. The most intensive fieldwork focused on QA 2, a Stone Age campsite that contained stone structures, numerous lithic tools, stone and shell beads and marine shell fragments. Radiocarbon dating provided a c.4200 cal. BC age, corresponding with the prevalent lithic evidence. Two other excavated sites yielded fewer materials, that were, however, diagnostically relevant. They indicate a diachronic occupation ongoing probably since the Late Neolithic till the end of that period, but some materials point to other stages of the Neolithic period as well. The appearance of marine shells suggests seasonal occupation and connections with coastal areas. It raises questions about the reasons for the settling of the Qumayrah valley. K E Y W O R D S al-Hajar Mountains, inland Neolithic, lithics, marine shells, new archaeological sites, Qumayrah ORCID Marcin Białowarczuk https://orcid. org/0000-0002-5618-8343 Agnieszka Szymczak https://orcid.

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Section: Lithic Finds From the Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 55%

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The third site is QA 12 located c. 0.5 km NW from the other two (Fig. /2), on a wide, flat top of an alluvial fan (Białowarczuk & Szymczak, : fig. 9).…”

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Excavated Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Patterns of pre‐Islamic settlement in the Qumayrah microregion, northern Oman: First results of an archaeological and geological survey

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The Qumayrah microregion lies in the mountains of northern Oman, roughly halfway between two large oasis settlements—Bat and Hili. It is situated at the crossing of routes leading from the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman into the interior. Results of a previous archaeological excavation and survey confirmed the presence of sites from prehistoric times to the Islamic period in the area. In light of both the continuity of settlement and the location of the microregion, its survey became an essential undertaking. The project has a multidisciplinary character, combining traditional archaeological survey methods with geological prospection. The aim of the pedestrian survey is to identify settlement points, which could link the Qumayrah microregion with Hili Oasis, while the geological prospection is tasked with collecting information on the raw material resources in the region that could have influenced settlement activity in the area.

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Second season of prehistoric investigations in the Qumayrah Valley, Oman

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New Neolithic sites in the western al‐Hajar mountains

New Neolithic sites in the western al‐Hajar mountains

Patterns of pre‐Islamic settlement in the Qumayrah microregion, northern Oman: First results of an archaeological and geological survey

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