Lithic technology and spatial distribution of artefacts at the Early Bronze Age site HD-6 (Sharqiyya Region, Sultanate of Oman)

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-25

  Hilbert, Y H ^a   Azzara V M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Early bronze age; Lithic technology; Spatial distribution; Sultanate of oman; Utilisation of space

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; BRONZE AGE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; HOLOCENE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

OMAN;

EID: 84859525677     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2011.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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