The Neolithic period in the Central Region of the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE)

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-108

  Uerpmann, Hans Peter ^a   Uerpmann, Margarethe ^a   Kutterer, Adelina ^a   Jasim, Sabah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Department of Culture and Information ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabia; Jebel Faya; Neolithic; Radiocarbon chronology; Sharjah; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; FLINT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MATERIAL CULTURE; MIDDEN; NEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELL; TOOL USE; TOOTH;

SHARJAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84876698346     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12019     Document Type: Article

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