Roman Garba (Czech Academy of Sciences)

Gebundenes Buch

Hinterland Monuments of Ancient Nomads

Trilith Stone Structures of Southeastern Arabia

Beschreibung

This pioneering study explores 2000-year-old trilith monuments in Southeastern Arabia through analysis of 921 sites. It uncovers their wide distribution, early origins (410 BCE), and roles in mobility, ritual, and ancestor cults. Spatio-temporal data reveals shifting cultural patterns, linking triliths to ancient nomadic lifeways.

Autor

Roman Garba is affiliated with the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Institutes of Archaeology in Prague and Brno. He holds a PhD in Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies from the University of Naples L'Orientale in Italy. He led the TSMO Expedition (Trilith Stone Monuments of Oman) and is currently heading the ARDUQ Project (Archaeological Landscape & Environmental Dynamics of Duqm and Nejd). Through fieldwork in Oman, Western Asia, Europe and East Africa, his research covers Arabian archaeology, the early human dispersals from Africa to Eurasia, and Quaternary dating methods.

Produktdetails

• The Archaeological Heritage of Oman
• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 304mm x 217mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 968g
• ISBN-13: 9781805831013
• ISBN-10: 1805831011
• Artikelnr.: 75456173