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HLO 1‐south: An Early Neolithic site in Wadi al‐Hilo (Sharjah, UAE )
Author(s) -
Uerpmann Margarethe,
Uerpmann HansPeter,
Hinderer Matthias,
Lindauer Susanne,
Neureiter Christina,
Ghukasyan Robert,
Kesejyan Suren,
Petrosyan Arthur
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/aae.12107
Subject(s) - wadi , archaeology , ancient history , radiocarbon dating , bronze age , geography , beaker , bronze , period (music) , history , art , aesthetics
Site HLO 1 (Sharjah, UAE ), situated in a particularly favourable geographical position, has provided an extraordinary range of anthropogenic radiocarbon dates, spanning before 8000 to Zero BCE . The Neolithic is represented by finds from the eighth to the fifth millennium BCE . Apart from the dated fireplaces, however, there are almost no typical artefacts of this period. Small stone structures appear to have been early Neolithic graves. A middle Neolithic grave consisted of a large rounded stone heap which was reused as a grave during the Late Bronze Age. The site is interpreted as a campsite of nomadic herders, used throughout the Neolithic period. After a break in the fourth millennium BCE , the site became a Bronze Age smelting site which continued to be settled until the Late Iron Age.