Abstract
Rescue excavations carried out at Bilad Sahum (adh-Dhahira) have identified a necropolis of the Middle Bronze Age (Wadi Suq period). The architectural characteristics of the 9 excavated subterranean cist graves, and the homogeneity of the archaeological material, especially the soft-stone vessels, suggest that the necropolis was used for a relatively short period, and - quite rarely - no evidence of later reuse was observed, although most of them had been looted. This is the first Middle Bronze Age necropolis discovered in the mid-mountain region, at an altitude of nearly 1000 m above sea level, which attests to the occupation of this environment at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE.
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- The Journal of Oman Studies, 24, 47-77
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- Ministry of Heritage and Tourism
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- Gold open access
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APA 7
Gernez, G., al-Ghafri, W., & Ciesielski, E. (2023). A Wadi Suq Necropolis in The Mountains Rescue Excavations at Bilad Ash Shuhum (Adh-Dhahira, Oman). The Journal of Oman Studies, 24, 47-77. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-wadi-suq-necropolis-in-the-mountains-rescue-excavations-at-bilad-ash-shuhum-adh-dhahira-oman
MLA 9
Gernez, Guillaume, et al. "A Wadi Suq Necropolis in The Mountains Rescue Excavations at Bilad Ash Shuhum (Adh-Dhahira, Oman)." The Journal of Oman Studies, vol. 24, 2023, pp. 47-77. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-wadi-suq-necropolis-in-the-mountains-rescue-excavations-at-bilad-ash-shuhum-adh-dhahira-oman.
Chicago (author–date)
Gernez, Guillaume, Waleed al-Ghafri, and Elsa Ciesielski. 2023. "A Wadi Suq Necropolis in The Mountains Rescue Excavations at Bilad Ash Shuhum (Adh-Dhahira, Oman)." The Journal of Oman Studies 24: 47-77. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-wadi-suq-necropolis-in-the-mountains-rescue-excavations-at-bilad-ash-shuhum-adh-dhahira-oman.
Harvard
Gernez, G., al-Ghafri, W. and Ciesielski, E. (2023) 'A Wadi Suq Necropolis in The Mountains Rescue Excavations at Bilad Ash Shuhum (Adh-Dhahira, Oman)', The Journal of Oman Studies, 24, pp. 47-77. Available at: https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-wadi-suq-necropolis-in-the-mountains-rescue-excavations-at-bilad-ash-shuhum-adh-dhahira-oman.
Vancouver
Gernez G, al-Ghafri W, Ciesielski E. A Wadi Suq Necropolis in The Mountains Rescue Excavations at Bilad Ash Shuhum (Adh-Dhahira, Oman). The Journal of Oman Studies. 2023;24:47-77. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-wadi-suq-necropolis-in-the-mountains-rescue-excavations-at-bilad-ash-shuhum-adh-dhahira-oman
IEEE
G. Gernez, W. al-Ghafri, and E. Ciesielski, "A Wadi Suq Necropolis in The Mountains Rescue Excavations at Bilad Ash Shuhum (Adh-Dhahira, Oman)," The Journal of Oman Studies, vol. 24, pp. 47-77, 2023, https://omanscience.com/en/articles/a-wadi-suq-necropolis-in-the-mountains-rescue-excavations-at-bilad-ash-shuhum-adh-dhahira-oman.