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Taming the Great Desert: Adam in the Prehistory of Oman (The Archaeological Heritage of Oman),Used
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Located at the margins of the Rub AlKhali desert, a place of interactions between settled and nomadic populations, the Adam oasis occupies a pivotal role in the history of Oman. However, almost nothing was known about its foundation and early developments. In 2006, the French Archaeological Mission in Central Oman began the exploration of the area. After ten years of field research using innovative methods and technologies, much is now revealed about the importance of Adam in the prehistory and early history of Oman. This is the first monograph about the research carried out at Adam and it includes seven chapters written by specialists directly involved in the field activities. Each major period is described in detail, including evidence of Palaeolithic occupation, Neolithic settlements, Early and Middle Bronze Age necropolises, Iron Age ritual sites and also an ethnographic study of the traditional water sharing within the oasis.Table of ContentsList of illustrationsAcknowledgmentsArchaeology in Adam from the first steps to the latest discoveries and methods. Ten years of research by Guillaume GernezGeoarchaeological investigation in the Adam region. A regional study of past humanenvironment interactions by Tara BeuzenWaller and Guillaume GernezPalaeolithic period in the Sufrat Valley. The first inhabitants of Adam by Stphanie Bonilauri, Tara BeuzenWaller and Guillaume GernezNeolithic sites near Jabal Salakh by Marion Leme, Guillaume Gernez, Jessica Giraud and Tara BeuzenWallerThe new funerary landscape during the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in Adam, Jabal Salakh and Jabal Qarah by Jessica Giraud and Guillaume GernezA tale of two graveyards. The excavations of protohistoric funerary sites in Adam by Guillaume Gernez and Jessica GiraudThe Iron Age in Adam. The discovery of a ritual complex near Jabal Mudhmar by Guillaume Gernez, Anne Benoist, Mathilde JeanWatersharing techniques of Falaj AlMaleh in Adam by Julien CharbonnierPrehistoric and protohistoric heritage in Adam. A challenge for the future by Guillaume GernezBibliographyIndex
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