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Geomorphological investigation in the region of Adam oasis and the implication for archaeology. The example of the Neolithic site Jebel al-’Aluya (Sultanate of Oman)

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The region of Adam is situated on the southern flank of the Oman Mountains and in the northern part of interior Oman. It is organized around the Salakh Arch, which acts as a natural dam like other anticlinal chains, allowing the existence of the Adam oasis (Adam) that formed in a gap. Despite present aridity, archaeological investigations have highlighted that the Adam region has supported extensive human communities throughout the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages (between 2007 and 2013, more than 1800 structures were documented). Located at the door of the Rub al-Khali desert, this wetter area was certainly a strategic place for seasonal migrations during protohistoric periods. Surveying campaigns will continue, whereby environmental and archaeological data will be combined in a GIS database to point out strategic areas, areas which will be surveyed and that will allow an integrated analysis.
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hal-01088967 , version 1 (20-09-2016)

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Tara Beuzen-Waller, Eric Fouache, Guillaume Gernez, Marion Lemée, Jessica Giraud. Geomorphological investigation in the region of Adam oasis and the implication for archaeology. The example of the Neolithic site Jebel al-’Aluya (Sultanate of Oman). 8th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology, Aug 2013, Paris, France. 2013. ⟨hal-01088967⟩
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