In:
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Wiley, Vol. 29, No. 1 ( 2018-05), p. 1-9
Kurzfassung:
Site HLO 1 (Sharjah, UAE ), situated in a particularly favourable geographical position, has provided an extraordinary range of anthropogenic radiocarbon dates, spanning before 8000 to Zero BCE . The Neolithic is represented by finds from the eighth to the fifth millennium BCE . Apart from the dated fireplaces, however, there are almost no typical artefacts of this period. Small stone structures appear to have been early Neolithic graves. A middle Neolithic grave consisted of a large rounded stone heap which was reused as a grave during the Late Bronze Age. The site is interpreted as a campsite of nomadic herders, used throughout the Neolithic period. After a break in the fourth millennium BCE , the site became a Bronze Age smelting site which continued to be settled until the Late Iron Age.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0905-7196
,
1600-0471
DOI:
10.1111/aae.2018.29.issue-1
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2018
ZDB Id:
2024691-2
SSG:
6,23
SSG:
6,11
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