The Spanish Archaeological and Archaeobiological Mission at Sharjah (SAAMS). Al Madam–al Khudairah Project: Life in the Oasis–Death on the Hills

The Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has been working since the mid-1990s at the Iron Age village of al Madam located in the interior of the Oman peninsula, in the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE). In 2019 we received permission to excavate a necropolis in the municipality of al Khudairah (Sharjah), opening a...

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Autor: Cerro Linares, Carmen del
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/727940
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10486/727940
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:The Spanish Archaeological and Archaeobiological Mission at Sharjah (SAAMS)
Life in the Oasis–Death on the Hills
excavations
Arqueología
Historia
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Sumario:The Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has been working since the mid-1990s at the Iron Age village of al Madam located in the interior of the Oman peninsula, in the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE). In 2019 we received permission to excavate a necropolis in the municipality of al Khudairah (Sharjah), opening a new potential for the study of the funerary world of ancient Magan, as this area was called in the Mesopotamian texts. With the permission of the local authorities, and so as to balance study of the village with that of the necropolis, our team expanded and added a permanent contingent of archaeobiologists to our roster. Thus in February 2020 began the Spanish Archaeological and Archaeobiological Mission at Sharjah (SAAMS) and a new project: the al Madam–al Khudairah Project: Life in the Oasis–Death on the Hills