Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (Dec 2018)

Second season of prehistoric investigations in the Qumayrah Valley, Oman

  • Marcin Białowarczuk,
  • Agnieszka Szymczak

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.2009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 1
pp. 445 – 463

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In the second field season of the Omani–Polish Qumayrah Archaeological Project, the prehistoric leg of the team conducted investigations of previously discovered lithic sites in the vicinity of Al-Ayn village. This paper summarizes the results of archaeological testing at three open campsites codenamed Qumayrah-Ayn (QA) 2, QA 6 and QA 12. The investigations provided new evidence of intensive Stone Age settlement of the Qumayrah Valley (also known as Wadi Fajj). The data, comprising lithic tools and some shell and stone beads, indicate that the occupation of these sites should be dated to various stages of the Neolithic period.

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