Hailat Araka and the South Arabian Neolithic

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-117

  Zarins, Juris ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long distance trade; MSAL groups; Oman; South Arabian Neolithic; Trihedral rods

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; NEOLITHIC; POPULATION GENETICS; STRATIFICATION;

OMAN; ZUFAR;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 84876716913     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12009     Document Type: Article

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