The lithic industry of Wadi Shab, a Middle Holocene site on the coast of Oman

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-133

  Usai, D ^a   Cavallari, A ^b  

^a Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early Bronze Age; Lithic technology; Neolithic; Typology; Usewear

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CERAMICS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEOLITHIC; RESEARCH WORK; TOOL USE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; WADI SHAB;

EID: 54049154363     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2008.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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