Lynne S. Newton, Juris Zarins

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Dhofar Through the Ages

An Ecological, Archaeological and Historical Landscape

Beschreibung

Dhofar, the southern governorate of Oman, lies within a distinctive ecological zone due to the summer Southwest Monsoon. Archaeological surveys and excavations in the governorate, beginning in 1954, have brought to light Dhofarâ s ancient past stretching back to the Lower Paleolithic ca. 1.5 my BP.

Autor

LYNNE S. NEWTON received her doctorate from the University of Minnesota with research on the Iron Age and Islamic periods in the Mahra Governorate of Yemen. Since 2007, she has co-directed excavations at the Medieval port of Al-Baleed and the general archaeological survey of Dhofar. Between 2011 and 2014, she was Curator of Maritime History at the National Museum of Qatar. The author published numerous research articles on Dhofar and the Mahra Governate, including also her doctorate 'A Landscape of Pilgrimage and Trade in Wadi Masila Yemen' (2009) and is co-author of the 'Atlas of Archaeological Survey in Governorate of Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman' (2013).

Produktdetails

• The Archaeological Heritage of Oman
• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 297mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9781789691603
• ISBN-10: 1789691605
• Artikelnr.: 55707824