Saruq al-Hadid: a persistent temporary place in late prehistoric Arabia

L Weeks, CM Cable, KA Franke, S Karacic… - World …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the authors use the site of Saruq al-Hadid–a 'persistent temporary
place'located in the mobile dune fields of the north eastern edge of the Rub'al-Khali desert …

[HTML][HTML] Develo** a geocultural database of quaternary palaeoenvironmental sites and archaeological sites in Southeast Arabia: inventory, endangerment …

K Sayama, AG Parker, A Parton, H Viles - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quaternary palaeoenvironmental (QP) sites in Southeast Arabia are important not only to
understand the history of global climate change but also to study how ancient humans …

Commingled human skeletal assemblages: Integrative techniques in determination of the MNI/MNE

AJ Osterholtz, KM Baustian, DL Martin… - … and disarticulated human …, 2014 - Springer
Determining the MNI for the large number of commingled human remains from Tell Abraq in
the UAE (ca. 2000 bc) required recording of both individual bones and bone features. This …

Morphology and taphonomy of the gastropod Terebralia palustris from an iron age site in the Arabian Peninsula

IF Müller García, JH Nebelsick - Facies, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Indo-Pacific gastropod Terebralia palustris is particularly suitable for comparing
natural and anthropogenic induced taphonomic pathways due to its wide geographic …

Tell Abraq during the second and first millennia BC: Site layout, spatial organisation, and economy

P Magee, M Händel, S Karacic… - Arabian Archaeology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research recommenced at Tell Abraq in 2007, carried out by Bryn Mawr College
with an international team in co‐operation with the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. Between …

Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system: Neutron activation analysis of pottery use and exchange at Saruq al-Hadid, United Arab Emirates

S Karacic, L Weeks, C Cable, S Méry, Y al-Ali… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Temporary sites were a critical component of the prehistoric Near Eastern economy but,
because of their ephemeral nature, are less frequently the focus of research than sedentary …

Making sense of social behavior from disturbed and commingled skeletons: A case study from Çatalhöyük, Turkey

B Boz, LD Hager - … and Disarticulated Human Remains: Working toward …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract In the Neolithic of Anatolia, Turkey, intramural burial practices were common.
Dating from 6000 to 7400 BCE, the large east mound of Çatalhöyük was a place both for the …

Cave occupations in Southeastern Arabia in the second millennium BCE: Excavation at Mugharat al‐Kahf, North‐Central Oman

T Miki, T Kuronuma, H Kitagawa… - Arabian Archaeology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports the results of excavation at Mugharat al‐Kahf (WTN01) in Wādī Tanūf,
North‐central Oman. It also provides information on the nonmortuary and nonsedentary …

Farming the desert: Agriculture in the oil frontier, the case of the United Arab Emirates, 1940s to 1990s

S Joseph - British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the social and political factors that contributed to the development of
agriculture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the 1940s onwards, expanding upon …

The role of wild terrestrial animals in late prehistoric societies of south‐eastern Arabia: New insights from Saruq al‐Hadid

J Roberts, L Weeks, C Cable, M Fillios… - Arabian Archaeology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The nature of the relationship between humans and wild terrestrial animals has been little
discussed in Bronze Age and Iron Age south‐eastern Arabia, largely due to a relative …