Second season of prehistoric investigations in the Qumayrah Valley, Oman

• Authors: Białowarczuk, Marcin , Szymczak, Agnieszka

Abstracts

EN

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

EN

new prehistoric sites; Neolithic; Qumayrah Archaeological Project; Oman

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 27(1)
• Pages: 445-463

Dates

published

2019-05-14

Contributors

author

Białowarczuk, Marcin

author

Szymczak, Agnieszka

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.2009