Beyond tombs and towers : domestic architecture of the Umm an-Nar period in Eastern Arabia / edited by Stephanie Döpper.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Döpper, Stephanie, editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Conference Name:

Beyond Tombs and Towers: Domestic Architecture of the Umm an-Nar Period in Eastern Arabia (2016 : Leiden University, Netherlands), issuing body.

Series:

Arabia orientalis ; Bd. 4.

Arabia orientalis : Studien zur Archäologie Ostarabiens, 2625-9184 ; Band 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

History.

Architecture, Domestic.

Umm al-Nār Island (United Arab Emirates)--History--Congresses.

Umm al-Nār Island (United Arab Emirates).

Architecture, Domestic--United Arab Emirates--Umm al-Nār Island--Congresses.

Oman--History--Congresses.

Oman.

Umm al-Nār Island (United Arab Emirates)--Social life and customs--Congresses.

Excavations (Archaeology)--United Arab Emirates--Umm al-Nār Island--Congresses.

Manners and customs.

United Arab Emirates--Umm al-Nār Island.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

History.

Physical Description:

120 pages : illustrations, charts, maps, plans ; 31 cm.

Other Title:

Domestic architecture of the Umm an-Nar period in Eastern Arabia

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2018.

Summary:

"The Umm an-Nar period (2700-2000 BC) in Eastern Arabia is a time of fundamental changes in subsistence, resource exploitation, and social complexity. In terms of material culture, this epoch is primarily known for its collective graves and monumental buildings, so-called towers, which were the focus of previous archaeological research. Domestic architecture, however, received much less attention. Therefore, in October 2016, the conference "Beyond Tombs and Towers: Domestic Architecture of the Umm an-Nar Period in Eastern Arabia" was held at Leiden University in the Netherlands with the aim of addressing this research gap. The fourth volume of the Arabia Orientalis series publishes the conference proceedings and includes participation from scientists based in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the USA, and Oman. The manifold contributions of the individual authors offer, for the first time, a comprehensive synopsis of Umm-Nar period domestic architecture in Eastern Arabia. The proceedings cover the sites of Umm an-Nar Island, Wadi Jizzi, Dahwa, Bat, Al-Zebah, and Ras al-Jinz, as well as addressing overarching aspects surrounding domestic architecture in the region such as chronology, subsistence, and the degree of sedentism of the population. Thus, this volume provides important insights into the way of life during this critical epoch on the Oman Peninsula."--Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783447111195

3447111194

OCLC:

1077245854

Publisher Number:

9783447111195

99979878700