New perspectives about Iron Age and the oasis culture in the Oman Peninsula: two conclusive seasons at la Madam (Sharjah, UAE)

In the course of the last two seasons of work (2010-2011 and 2011-12) at al Madam Site (AM 1 and AM2) the Spanish archaeological team working in Sharjah since 1994, has got unexpected results concerning to the economy and culture of the Iron Age villages, that we just knew. For example, we can study...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Córdoba Zoilo, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/662363
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/662363
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Península de Omán
Edad del hierro
Adobe
Área para la elaboración de adobes
Falaj
Red de acequias para la agricultura
Arquitectura
Geografía
Historia
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Sumario:In the course of the last two seasons of work (2010-2011 and 2011-12) at al Madam Site (AM 1 and AM2) the Spanish archaeological team working in Sharjah since 1994, has got unexpected results concerning to the economy and culture of the Iron Age villages, that we just knew. For example, we can study the use of the environment in order to collect building materials or the nature of farmlands. Before the provisional closure of our work in al Madam, we find some news aspects about Iron Age communities in the Oman Peninsula.