New excavations at the Umm an-Nar site Ras al-Hadd HD-1,Sultanate of Oman (seasons 2016\u20132018): insights on cultural interaction and long-distance trade

provide new insights on regional and long-distance interactions during the Early Bronze Age. The Italian-American \u2018Joint Hadd project\u2019 is led by Maurizio Cattani from the University of Bologna, and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer from the University of Wisconsin\u2013 Madison, under the auspices of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture of Oman. New radiocarbon dates place the site firmly in the mid-third millennium BC. Plant and faunal remains are being examined to determine seasonal subsistence patterns and fishing strategies. The discovery of lithic, copper, and shell manufacturing debris provides new information on local technologies. Fibres and textiles preserved on copper tools and other artefacts reveal the nature of local fibre production and possible long-distance trade of other fibres. Finished stone beads of local as well as non-local materials indicate the importance of both regional and external trade. A wide variety of local as well as Indus-related ceramics reveal connections to regional Umm an-Nar communities and the more distant Indus source areas. Preliminary results of selected artefact analyses are presented here to highlight new directions for research

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 50 (2020): 109–126

International audienceThis paper presents the recent excavations at the previously unexplored site of RJ-3, in the bay of Ras al-Jinz, one of the keyarchaeological areas in the Omani Sharqiyah. During the Umm an-Nar period, RJ-3 most likely formed a single, large settlementwith the nearby — and well known — site of RJ-2, located on the other side of the bay. Results of extensive excavations overtwo long field seasons suggest that RJ-3 was a function-specific area within this settlement, related to different sorts of craftactivities. Moreover, a series of deep trenches reveals a stratigraphic sequence of over 2.5 m, quite exceptional in the coastalcontexts of the area, and shows a long sequence of occupations, spanning from the Late Neolithic to the end of the Umm an-Narperiod, and including the very beginning of the Bronze Age

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 50 (2020): 109–126

International audienceThis paper presents the recent excavations at the previously unexplored site of RJ-3, in the bay of Ras al-Jinz, one of the keyarchaeological areas in the Omani Sharqiyah. During the Umm an-Nar period, RJ-3 most likely formed a single, large settlementwith the nearby — and well known — site of RJ-2, located on the other side of the bay. Results of extensive excavations overtwo long field seasons suggest that RJ-3 was a function-specific area within this settlement, related to different sorts of craftactivities. Moreover, a series of deep trenches reveals a stratigraphic sequence of over 2.5 m, quite exceptional in the coastalcontexts of the area, and shows a long sequence of occupations, spanning from the Late Neolithic to the end of the Umm an-Narperiod, and including the very beginning of the Bronze Age

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 50 (2020): 109–126

International audienceThis paper presents the recent excavations at the previously unexplored site of RJ-3, in the bay of Ras al-Jinz, one of the keyarchaeological areas in the Omani Sharqiyah. During the Umm an-Nar period, RJ-3 most likely formed a single, large settlementwith the nearby — and well known — site of RJ-2, located on the other side of the bay. Results of extensive excavations overtwo long field seasons suggest that RJ-3 was a function-specific area within this settlement, related to different sorts of craftactivities. Moreover, a series of deep trenches reveals a stratigraphic sequence of over 2.5 m, quite exceptional in the coastalcontexts of the area, and shows a long sequence of occupations, spanning from the Late Neolithic to the end of the Umm an-Narperiod, and including the very beginning of the Bronze Age

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 50 (2020): 109–126

International audienceThis paper presents the recent excavations at the previously unexplored site of RJ-3, in the bay of Ras al-Jinz, one of the keyarchaeological areas in the Omani Sharqiyah. During the Umm an-Nar period, RJ-3 most likely formed a single, large settlementwith the nearby — and well known — site of RJ-2, located on the other side of the bay. Results of extensive excavations overtwo long field seasons suggest that RJ-3 was a function-specific area within this settlement, related to different sorts of craftactivities. Moreover, a series of deep trenches reveals a stratigraphic sequence of over 2.5 m, quite exceptional in the coastalcontexts of the area, and shows a long sequence of occupations, spanning from the Late Neolithic to the end of the Umm an-Narperiod, and including the very beginning of the Bronze Age

The Ras al-Jinz reloaded: resuming excavations at the edge of Arabia

This paper presents the recent excavations at the previously unexplored site of RJ-3, in the bay of Ras al-Jinz, one of the key archaeological areas in the Omani Sharqiyah. During the Umm an-Nar period, RJ-3 most likely formed a single, large settlement with the nearby \u2014 and well known \u2014 site of RJ-2, located on the other side of the bay. Results of extensive excavations over two long field seasons suggest that RJ-3 was a function-specific area within this settlement, related to different sorts of craft activities. Moreover, a series of deep trenches reveals a stratigraphic sequence of over 2.5 m, quite exceptional in the coastal contexts of the area, and shows a long sequence of occupations, spanning from the Late Neolithic to the end of the Umm an-Nar period, and including the very beginning of the Bronze Age