A dugong bone mound: The Neolithic ritual site on Akab in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Antiquity

Volumn 83, Issue 321, 2009, Pages 696-708

  Méry, Sophie ^a   Charpentier, V ^b   Auxiette, G ^b   Pelle, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Dugong; East Arabia; Neolithic; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951708752     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00098926     Document Type: Article

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