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Dot‐in‐circle: An ethnoarchaeological approach to soft‐stone vessel decoration
Author(s) -
Ziolkowski M.C.,
AlSharqi A.S.
Publication year - 2006
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.1600-0471.2006.00259.x
Subject(s) - carving , archaeology , peninsula , ethnography , geography , history
Discovery of the zahrah carving tool on a trip to the Ru'us al‐Jibal/Musandam Peninsula provided the impetus for the following ethnoarchaeological examination. Ethnographic information recovered from numerous interviews is outlined in detail. The connection between the various carving tools used by the Shihuh tribes in this region and the dot‐in‐circle motif is investigated. Similar artefacts recovered from archaeological sites are also reviewed and implications discussed.