Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Second season of prehistoric investigations in the Qumayrah Valley, Oman

2018, 27, No. 1

Marcin Białowarczuk

0000-0002-5618-8343

Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw

Agnieszka Szymczak

0000-0002-3678-1852

University of Warsaw, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology

Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.2009

Publication date

21.12.2018

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Humanities

Discipline

archeology

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

In the second field season of the Omani–Polish Qumayrah Archaeological Project, the prehistoric leg of the team conducted investigations of previously discovered lithic sites in the vicinity of Al-Ayn village. This paper summarizes the results of archaeological testing at three open campsites codenamed Qumayrah-Ayn (QA) 2, QA 6 and QA 12. The investigations provided new evidence of intensive Stone Age settlement of the Qumayrah Valley (also known as Wadi Fajj). The data, comprising lithic tools and some shell and stone beads, indicate that the occupation of these sites should be dated to various stages of the Neolithic period.

Keywords:

new prehistoric sites,Neolithic,Qumayrah Archaeological Project,Oman

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