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The chronology and regional context of late prehistoric incised arrowheads in southeastern Arabia
Author(s) -
MAGEE PETER
Publication year - 1998
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.1600-0471.1998.tb00108.x
Subject(s) - chronology , prehistory , archaeology , context (archaeology) , typology , geology , geography
The typology, distribution and chronology of incised arrowheads is examined. A lower chronology than has hitherto been suggested for their occurrence is then argued. Evidence from other areas is used to illustrate the point that the examples from southeastern Arabia are unique and are chronologically unrelated to other ancient west Asian examples.