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Palaeogeography of an 'Ubaid archaeological site, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
McCLURE H. A.,
ALSHAIKH N. Y.
Publication year - 1993
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/j.1600-0471.1993.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - radiocarbon dating , palaeogeography , persian , archaeology , period (music) , geology , sea level , ancient history , geography , paleontology , history , oceanography , art , linguistics , philosophy , volcanism , tectonics , aesthetics
Palaeogeographic analysis and radiocarbon dating indicate that sometime in the second half of the fifth millennium BC a sea‐level rise occurred along the coast of the western side of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf. Cultural remains of the‘Ubaid archaeological period are intimately associated with the event and the palaeogeographic environment that accompanied it. The sea‐level rise appears to have had a catastrophic effect on habitation sites.