The Social, Spatial, and Bioarchaeological Histories of Ancient Oman project: The mortuary landscape of Dhank

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 134-150

  Williams, Kimberly D ^a   Gregoricka, Lesley A ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CHARCOAL; EXCAVATION; MONUMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SKELETAL REMAINS; SOCIAL HISTORY;

OMAN;

EID: 84885755060     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12031     Document Type: Article

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