An Iron Age ceramic sequence from the Bayt Bin Ati, al-Ain, UAE

ORCID Identifiers

0000-0001-6542-5753

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Publication Date

5-1-2019

Abstract

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Rescue excavations associated with the adaptive reuse of a historic building in the Qattara Oasis revealed a 5 m stratigraphic sequence spanning the past 3000 years. The main period of occupation—roughly half the sequence—belongs to the Iron Age II and III periods (c.1100–300 BC). Evidence of agriculture and industry was found which complements our understanding of the well-known Iron Age settlements of al-Ain. The present paper sets out the stratigraphic sequence and presents the phased ceramic assemblage, before considering the broader implications for the archaeology of Iron Age south-east Arabia.

ISSN

0905-7196

Publisher

Blackwell Munksgaard

Volume

30

Issue

1

First Page

75

Last Page

102

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

al-Ain oases, ceramics, Iron Age, south-east Arabia, stratigraphy

Scopus ID

85064833269

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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