Guillaume Gernez

Taming the Great Desert: Adam in the Prehistory of Oman (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Located at the margins of the Rub Al-Khali desert, a placeof interactions between settled and nomadic populations, the Adam oasisoccupies a pivotal role in the history of Oman. However, almost nothing wasknown about its foundation and early developments. In 2006, the FrenchArchaeological Mission in Central Oman began the exploration of the area. Afterten years of field research using innovative methods and technologies, much isnow revealed about the importance of Adam in the prehistory and early history ofOman. This is the first monograph about the research carried out at Adam and itincludes seven chapters written by specialists directly involved in the fieldactivities. Each major period is described in detail, including evidence ofPalaeolithic occupation, Neolithic settlements, Early and Middle Bronze Agenecropolises, Iron Age ritual sites and also an ethnographic study of thetraditional water sharing within the oasis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781789691818
• Artikelnr.: 66013444

Autorenporträt

GUILLAUME GERNEZ is associate professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and Director of the French Archaeological Mission in Central Oman. A former researcher at the French Institute for the Near East in Beirut, he specializes in protohistoric periods, material culture and funerary customs. For more than fifteen years, he has participated in archaeological excavations, surveys and material studies in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Oman. He has published books on the prehistory and antiquity of Lebanon (2010) and the history and early developments of weapons in the ancient Near and Middle East (2017).