Al Ain Oases Mapping Project: Qattārah Oasis, past and present (poster)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Source of Publication
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
The Al Ain Oases Mapping Project is a collaboration between the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and Zayed University. It aims to document the present oasis landscape and identify surviving historic components, while at the same time engaging Emirati students with their heritage and building capacity for archaeology in the UAE. The project utilizes a non-intrusive field-walking methodology suitable for a class of undergraduate students. It further draws on the students' community links and bilingualism to contact former residents of the oasis villages and undertake oral history interviews. The first season's work focused on Qattārah Oasis and contributes to the established programme of works there; future seasons will expand the survey to neighbouring Jīmī Oasis and the other oases of al-'Ayn. The results will inform continued archaeological exploration of the oases by TCA.
ISBN
9781784913632
ISSN
Publisher
Archaeopress
Volume
46
First Page
227
Last Page
236
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Al Ain, Field walking, Oasis landscape, Oral history, Qattārah Oasis
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Recommended Citation
Power, Timothy; Sheehan, Peter; Al Dhaheri, Shamsa Mohamed; Al Hammadi, Mariyam Abd Al Aziz; Al Hammadi, Khuloud Ibrahim; Al Noaimi, Afra Adnan; Al Subaihi, Ayesha Muhsen; Al Omar, Hamda Hasan; Al-Romeithi, Fatima Thani; Al Mansoori, Muzna Khalifa; Al Zaabi, Leqa Jawher; Al Naemi, Zainab Rubaiya; Khalifa, Mohamed; and Al Dhaheri, Mohamed, "Al Ain Oases Mapping Project: Qattārah Oasis, past and present (poster)" (2016). All Works. 388.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/388
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no