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Al‐Ghoryeen: An Early Bronze Age settlement in central Oman peninsula
Author(s) -
AlJahwari Nasser S.,
Douglas Khaled A.,
Hesein Mohamad A.
Publication year - 2020
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.12160
Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , archaeology , peninsula , excavation , tower , period (music) , bronze age , geography , ancient history , geology , history , art , aesthetics , world wide web , computer science , payment
Al‐Ghoryeen, located 95 km southwest of Muscat, is a unique settlement dating to the Umm an‐Nar period and is built upon a Late Hafit period settlement. It was found in 2004 and excavation began in 2018. Preliminary analysis of the results revealed two major occupation phases with an occupational gap in between. A change occurred between the earlier and later phases of the settlement system reflected mainly in the difference in building sizes and plan. We excavated either partially or completely a stone round tower and more than 10 domestic structures. The distribution of the architectural features including the round tower, domestic structures and burials showed some kind of organised settlement structure. The Hafit period settlement was tested in two trenches where 14 C analysis dated the earliest occupation to the late Hafit period.