Architecture and building techniques at the Early Bronze Age site of HD-6, Rā's al-Hadd, Sultanate of Oman

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-26

  Azzarà, Valentina ^a  

^a Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Adobe structures; Architectural patterns; Building techniques; Early Bronze Age; Sultanate of Oman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901317871     PISSN: 03088421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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