TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of Oman's archaeological resource
T2 - A preliminary review of management prospects
AU - Al-Belushi, Mohammed Ali K.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - This paper is a preliminary overview of the main characteristics of the archaeological resource of Oman from a management perspective. It looks at the resource in terms of form, space and time. It covers a pilot statistical analysis of the archaeological data so far input into the proposed National Archaeological Database of Oman (NADO). The main findings of this analysis show that the management of Omani archaeological resource lacks a well-defined strategic research plan, and that there are large research gaps in many geographical and chronological areas. It also shows that the governmental organisations responsible for the management of the country's archaeological resource are not taking into consideration the potential benefits of archaeological records in their management practices.
AB - This paper is a preliminary overview of the main characteristics of the archaeological resource of Oman from a management perspective. It looks at the resource in terms of form, space and time. It covers a pilot statistical analysis of the archaeological data so far input into the proposed National Archaeological Database of Oman (NADO). The main findings of this analysis show that the management of Omani archaeological resource lacks a well-defined strategic research plan, and that there are large research gaps in many geographical and chronological areas. It also shows that the governmental organisations responsible for the management of the country's archaeological resource are not taking into consideration the potential benefits of archaeological records in their management practices.
KW - Archaeological databases
KW - Archaeological resource management
KW - Characteristics
KW - Oman
KW - Quantitative analysis
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U2 - 10.1111/aae.12038
DO - 10.1111/aae.12038
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899105039
SN - 0905-7196
VL - 25
SP - 121
EP - 137
JO - Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
JF - Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
IS - 1
ER -