TY - JOUR
T1 - The Early Bronze Age Funerary Archaeological Landscape of Western Ja'alan: results of three seasons of investigation
T2 - Results Of Three Seasons Of Investigation
AU - Al-Jahwari, Nasser Said
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - This paper presents the results of three seasons of investigations in the western part of Ja'alan in the southern al-Sharqyiah Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. The results highlight the importance of this part of Ja'alan during the Early Bronze Age (EBA), particularly the Hafit period and provide us with important information about the funerary archaeological landscape during this period. The results also reveal important aspects of landscape utilisation and occupation during this time and add to our knowledge of the cultural and economic facets of the earliest Bronze Age societies. The distribution of tombs in the landscape suggests that they were constructed by nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoral groups that shifted from one location to another in search of grazing for their livestock. The availability and seasonality of natural resources such as water, pasture and game made it necessary for them to mark their tribal territory with their funerary structures.
AB - This paper presents the results of three seasons of investigations in the western part of Ja'alan in the southern al-Sharqyiah Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. The results highlight the importance of this part of Ja'alan during the Early Bronze Age (EBA), particularly the Hafit period and provide us with important information about the funerary archaeological landscape during this period. The results also reveal important aspects of landscape utilisation and occupation during this time and add to our knowledge of the cultural and economic facets of the earliest Bronze Age societies. The distribution of tombs in the landscape suggests that they were constructed by nomadic or semi-nomadic pastoral groups that shifted from one location to another in search of grazing for their livestock. The availability and seasonality of natural resources such as water, pasture and game made it necessary for them to mark their tribal territory with their funerary structures.
KW - Early Bronze Age
KW - Funerary landscape
KW - Landscape utilisation
KW - Marking tribal territory
KW - Nomadic pastoral groups
KW - Western part of Ja'alan
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U2 - 10.1111/aae.12014
DO - 10.1111/aae.12014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84885815583
SN - 0905-7196
VL - 24
SP - 151
EP - 173
JO - Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
JF - Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
IS - 2
ER -