The Neolithic site of Jebel Oraf 2, northern Saudi Arabia: First report of a directly dated site with faunal remains

Archaeological Research in Asia

Volumn 9, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-67

  Guagnin, Maria ^a   Shipton, Ceri ^b,d   Martin, Louise ^c   Petraglia, Michael ^a  

^a Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d British Institute in Eastern Africa   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Cattle; Faunal remains; Ground stone tools; Neolithic; Pastoralism; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013483715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23522267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ara.2017.02.001     Document Type: Article

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