The first peoples of Oman : Palaeolithic archaeology of the Nejd Plateu /
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In Dhofar, the southern Governorate of the Sultanate of Oman, the deep canyons cutting the Nejd plateau once flowed with perennial rivers, feeding wetland environments, forests, and grasslands across the now desiccated interior. The first peoples of Oman flourished along these waterways, drawn to the freshwater springs and abundant game, as well as the myriad chert outcrops with which to fashion their hunting implements and other tools. The landscapes of the Nejd Plateau are a natural museum of human prehistory, covered in carpets of chipped stone debris. The archaeological evidence presented in this work encompasses the cultural remains of over a million years of successive human occupations, from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Late Palaeolithic.
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Published in association with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789692853 (PDF ebook) :
The first peoples of Oman : Palaeolithic archaeology of the Nejd Plateu /
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In Dhofar, the southern Governorate of the Sultanate of Oman, the deep canyons cutting the Nejd plateau once flowed with perennial rivers, feeding wetland environments, forests, and grasslands across the now desiccated interior. The first peoples of Oman flourished along these waterways, drawn to the freshwater springs and abundant game, as well as the myriad chert outcrops with which to fashion their hunting implements and other tools. The landscapes of the Nejd Plateau are a natural museum of human prehistory, covered in carpets of chipped stone debris. The archaeological evidence presented in this work encompasses the cultural remains of over a million years of successive human occupations, from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Late Palaeolithic.
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Published in association with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789692853 (PDF ebook) :
Ancient weapons of Oman.
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Omani men carried personal weapons until relatively recently. Swords and daggers were part of daily life attire and are still worn in social events. This book describes all the main types of Omani edged weapons, their origin, structure and accessories, with supporting illustrations and references to examples from museums and private collections.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803270319 (PDF ebook) :
Ancient weapons of Oman.
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This text presents a detailed overview of the firearms used in Oman over the last four centuries. Portable firearms, rifles and cannons are all discussed in detail with supporting illustrations. The weapons described in this book are mostly from the National Museum Oman and Bait al Zubair Museum in Muscat.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803270333 (PDF ebook) :
Prehistoric fisherfolk of Oman : the Neolithic village of Ras Al-Hamra RH-5 /
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Here are reports on excavations at the prehistoric site Ras Al-Hamra RH-5, located in the Qurum area of Muscat. The site dates from the late 5th to the end of the 4th millennia BC and comprises an accumulation of superimposed food discards deriving from continuous and repeated subsistence activities such as fishing, collecting shells, hunting, and herding.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations, maps. :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803270357 (PDF ebook) :
Oman's Transformation after 1970 /
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Oman's 1970 coup launched a new political and economic structure that was created by and for Sultan Qaboos. The initially haphazard construction matured into a durable structure that continues under Sultan Haitham. This work details the early construction of the Qabusid state in the 1970s-1980s, emphasizing the interplay between personalities and the process of institutionalization. The narrative continues to the present demonstrating the resilience of the Qaboosid system.
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1 online resource (720 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004697010
Die Gräber von Bat und Al-Ayn und das Gebäude II in Bat /
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The Early Bronze Age in third-millennium-BC Eastern Arabia was a period of fundamental change, which is apparent in the development of social complexity, the exploitation of new resources and the emergence of new modes of life. Hallmarks of this period include monumental structures, so-called towers, and stone-built circular tombs. The second volume of the series Arabia Orientalis is dedicated to the archaeological investigation of the Early Bronze Age necropolises of the UNESCO world heritage sites Bat and Al-Ayn in the Sultanate of Oman, as well as the monumental tower structure Building II at Bat. It encompasses detailed reports on the architecture and stratigraphy, as well as the find assemblages from the excavated buildings, including pottery and small finds, along with anthropological as well as anthracological studies.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (335 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789699500 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
In the shadow of the ancestors : the prehistoric foundations of the early Arabian civilization in Oman /
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Offering decades of archaeological research in the Oman Peninsula, the original 11 chapters are expanded and enhanced in this new edition by a number of new 'windows', written by a new generation of scholars, in order to include more recent research and interpretations.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Published in association with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (582 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697896 (PDF ebook) :
Archaeological rescue excavations on packages 3 and 4 of the Batinah Expressway, Sultanate of Oman /
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This report presents the results of rescue excavations conducted during the spring and summer of 2014 in preparation for the construction of the Batinah Expressway (packages 3 and 4) on the Batinah coastal plain in al-Batinah North Governate.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
Specialized. :
9781784913960 (ebook) :
Archaeological rescue excavations on packages 3 and 4 of the Batinah Expressway, Sultanate of Oman /
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This report presents the results of rescue excavations conducted during the spring and summer of 2014 in preparation for the construction of the Batinah Expressway (packages 3 and 4) on the Batinah coastal plain in al-Batinah North Governate.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
Specialized. :
9781784913960 (ebook) :
In the shadow of the ancestors : the prehistoric foundations of the early Arabian civilization in Oman /
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Offering decades of archaeological research in the Oman Peninsula, the original 11 chapters are expanded and enhanced in this new edition by a number of new 'windows', written by a new generation of scholars, in order to include more recent research and interpretations.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Published in association with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (582 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697896 (PDF ebook) :
The tangible & intangible cultural landscape of Wadi Bani Kharus : investigations in the Sultanate of Oman /
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The Tangible & Intangible Cultural Landscape of Wadi Bani Kharus: Investigations in the Sultanate of Oman presents the result of the project sponsored by Oman's Ministry of Heritage and Culture (now Heritage and Tourism) to survey one of the country's most significant valleys. The primary objective was to gain greater understanding of the area's past and present through its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Traditional archaeological methods were bridged with those of cultural anthropology to create a wider lens for exploration and analysis. The book provides an eclectic overview of the wadi's twenty-nine communities including ancient fortresses and water distribution systems, sundials, cemeteries, tombstones and period architecture in addition to oral histories highlighting past lifeways and recent transformations.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Published in association with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (454 pages) : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) :
Specialized. :
9781789698060 (PDF ebook) :
The tangible & intangible cultural landscape of Wadi Bani Kharus : investigations in the Sultanate of Oman /
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The Tangible & Intangible Cultural Landscape of Wadi Bani Kharus: Investigations in the Sultanate of Oman presents the result of the project sponsored by Oman's Ministry of Heritage and Culture (now Heritage and Tourism) to survey one of the country's most significant valleys. The primary objective was to gain greater understanding of the area's past and present through its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Traditional archaeological methods were bridged with those of cultural anthropology to create a wider lens for exploration and analysis. The book provides an eclectic overview of the wadi's twenty-nine communities including ancient fortresses and water distribution systems, sundials, cemeteries, tombstones and period architecture in addition to oral histories highlighting past lifeways and recent transformations.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Published in association with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (454 pages) : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) :
Specialized. :
9781789698060 (PDF ebook) :
Magan : the land of copper : prehistoric metallurgy of Oman /
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This volume describes the geography and environments of Oman, its rich copper ore deposits and the ancient mining and smelting techniques, and it also includes an overview of the physical properties of the different metals exploited in antiquity and of the analytical techniques used in archaeometallurgy.
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Published in association with the Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. :
1 online resource (xviii, 182 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789691795 (PDF ebook) :
Magan : the land of copper : prehistoric metallurgy of Oman /
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This volume describes the geography and environments of Oman, its rich copper ore deposits and the ancient mining and smelting techniques, and it also includes an overview of the physical properties of the different metals exploited in antiquity and of the analytical techniques used in archaeometallurgy.
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Published in association with the Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. :
1 online resource (xviii, 182 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789691795 (PDF ebook) :
The early Iron Age metal hoard from the Al Khawd area (Sultan Qaboos University), Sultanate of Oman /
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Numerous metallic artefacts, deposited in a hoard in ancient times, came to light by chance on the campus of the Sultan Qaboos University in Al Khawd, Sultanate of Oman. Mostly fashioned from copper, these objects compare well with numerous documented artefact classes from south-eastern Arabia assigned to the Early Iron Age (1200-300 BCE).
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Also issued in print: 2021.
Published by Archaeopress Publishing in association with the Ministryo of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. :
1 online resource (xxi, 310 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803270838 (PDF ebook) :