Further evidence of desert settlement complexity: Report on the 2001 excavations at the Iron age site of Muweilah, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-156

  Magee, Peter ^a   Thompson, Emma ^b   Mackay, Anne ^c   Kottaras, Pamela ^b   Weeks, Lloyd ^d  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Godden Mackay Logan Heritage Consul   (Australia)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DESERT; IRON AGE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

MUWEILAH; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0036867929     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0471.2002.130201.x     Document Type: Article

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