The Early Bronze Age Necropolis (circa 2700-2000 BC) of the Hili area (Abu Dhabi Emirate) has been excavated by various local and foreign teams since the 1960's. Until now, archaeologists had assumed that the stones used came from the nearest outcrop (jebel Aqlah), but no geo-archaeological survey had been organised to support this hypothesis. In this study, we have not only made it possible to confirm the origins for the stones at jebel Aqlah, but introduces entirely new data on the facies represented in the Bronze Age tombs (calcarenite), the choices operated by the ancient quarriers, as well as the techniques of extraction and shaping of the blocks. Traces of debitage, waste flakes and tools used by the quarry men and stone masons were a...
International audienceIn 2008 a cremation graveyard dated to the end of the Late Bronze Age and to t...
The paper presents an archaeometric investigation of ancient ceramics from the archaeological site o...
International audienceBronze and Iron Age tombs are a critical element in the archaeological landsca...
The Early Bronze Age Necropolis (circa 2700-2000 BC) of the Hili area (Abu Dhabi Emirate) has been e...
The Bronze Age period in the Yemen is still badly known. Coherent chronological and cultural sequenc...
Background It is quite common at excavation sites throughout the Near East to uncover the remains of...
During the Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Leja, the inhabitants of Qarassa took advantage of the...
International audienceThe Arabiancairns project, funded by the French National Research Agency, aims...
International audienceArchaeological research on the 4th millennium BCE throughout the Levant has sh...
International audienceThe archaeological activities in the Bahrain archipelago, particularly flouris...
Due to its special geological context and its specific soils, the basaltic region of southern Syria ...
International audienceThe Iron Age site of Dadan, in north-west Arabia, lies in the valley of al-‘Ul...
During the Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Leja, the inhabitants of Qarassa took advantage of the...
Le site de Chagar Bazar situé dans la Jezireh syrienne est fouillé conjointement, depuis 1999, par l...
International audienceIn 2008 a cremation graveyard dated to the end of the Late Bronze Age and to t...
The paper presents an archaeometric investigation of ancient ceramics from the archaeological site o...
International audienceBronze and Iron Age tombs are a critical element in the archaeological landsca...
The Early Bronze Age Necropolis (circa 2700-2000 BC) of the Hili area (Abu Dhabi Emirate) has been e...
The Bronze Age period in the Yemen is still badly known. Coherent chronological and cultural sequenc...
Background It is quite common at excavation sites throughout the Near East to uncover the remains of...
During the Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Leja, the inhabitants of Qarassa took advantage of the...
International audienceThe Arabiancairns project, funded by the French National Research Agency, aims...
International audienceArchaeological research on the 4th millennium BCE throughout the Levant has sh...
International audienceThe archaeological activities in the Bahrain archipelago, particularly flouris...
Due to its special geological context and its specific soils, the basaltic region of southern Syria ...
International audienceThe Iron Age site of Dadan, in north-west Arabia, lies in the valley of al-‘Ul...
During the Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Leja, the inhabitants of Qarassa took advantage of the...
Le site de Chagar Bazar situé dans la Jezireh syrienne est fouillé conjointement, depuis 1999, par l...
International audienceIn 2008 a cremation graveyard dated to the end of the Late Bronze Age and to t...
The paper presents an archaeometric investigation of ancient ceramics from the archaeological site o...
International audienceBronze and Iron Age tombs are a critical element in the archaeological landsca...